The Biggest Mood (KC Simpkins)
@kelcsimpkins.bsky.social
Science communication + air quality. Writer, artist, photographer, and environmental art nerd. We are in a #ClimateCrisis, #COVIDisAirborne and #COVIDisNotOver.
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For those who don't know me: Hi! I'm Kelsey, aka The Biggest Mood (RIP, Twitter).
I work in air quality, climate, public health, energy & the environment.
I do science writing, comms, policy, outreach, education, & media relations.
I care & will post about clean air, covid, climate, cats & more!
I work in air quality, climate, public health, energy & the environment.
I do science writing, comms, policy, outreach, education, & media relations.
I care & will post about clean air, covid, climate, cats & more!
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We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Happy Halloween!!
Protect yourself and your community from airborne viruses this season!
(Yes, masks are useful even outside, especially in situations with lots of people!)
Invite your friends to things you enjoy!
Also, silent discos are the BEST!
Oh and ... Eat the rich! ;)
Protect yourself and your community from airborne viruses this season!
(Yes, masks are useful even outside, especially in situations with lots of people!)
Invite your friends to things you enjoy!
Also, silent discos are the BEST!
Oh and ... Eat the rich! ;)
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happy Halloween!!
Protect yourself and your community from airborne viruses this season!
(Yes, masks are useful even outside, especially in situations with lots of people!)
Invite your friends to things you enjoy!
Also, silent discos are the BEST!
Oh and ... Eat the rich! ;)
Protect yourself and your community from airborne viruses this season!
(Yes, masks are useful even outside, especially in situations with lots of people!)
Invite your friends to things you enjoy!
Also, silent discos are the BEST!
Oh and ... Eat the rich! ;)
Dräger X-plore 1950 N95 respirator (small): 10/10 would wear again 😀
Great for long indoor days, flights, and medical settings.
Nose foam, soft stretchy headband (all one piece), and crisp comfortable structure.
Available in the US through Amazon 🥲
www.draeger.com/en-us_us/Pro...
Great for long indoor days, flights, and medical settings.
Nose foam, soft stretchy headband (all one piece), and crisp comfortable structure.
Available in the US through Amazon 🥲
www.draeger.com/en-us_us/Pro...
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Dräger X-plore 1950 N95 respirator (small): 10/10 would wear again 😀
Great for long indoor days, flights, and medical settings.
Nose foam, soft stretchy headband (all one piece), and crisp comfortable structure.
Available in the US through Amazon 🥲
www.draeger.com/en-us_us/Pro...
Great for long indoor days, flights, and medical settings.
Nose foam, soft stretchy headband (all one piece), and crisp comfortable structure.
Available in the US through Amazon 🥲
www.draeger.com/en-us_us/Pro...
Yo dude why are you on *checks notes* bluesky...?
This is a site that supports science, facts, and reality.
Just because you didn't die from one case of covid, doesn't mean that's true for anyone else, or that the vaccines are experimental. It still took you 10 days to recover.
Are these bots?
This is a site that supports science, facts, and reality.
Just because you didn't die from one case of covid, doesn't mean that's true for anyone else, or that the vaccines are experimental. It still took you 10 days to recover.
Are these bots?
September 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Yo dude why are you on *checks notes* bluesky...?
This is a site that supports science, facts, and reality.
Just because you didn't die from one case of covid, doesn't mean that's true for anyone else, or that the vaccines are experimental. It still took you 10 days to recover.
Are these bots?
This is a site that supports science, facts, and reality.
Just because you didn't die from one case of covid, doesn't mean that's true for anyone else, or that the vaccines are experimental. It still took you 10 days to recover.
Are these bots?
It's a great day to get vaccinated 💪 against diseases that are airborne, preventable, disabling and/or deadly.*
*please wear a high-quality mask like a KN95 or N95 to your appointment.
Shirt by Raygun (they should bring it back!!). Glasses are Stoggles and mask is a Vitacore Can99.
*please wear a high-quality mask like a KN95 or N95 to your appointment.
Shirt by Raygun (they should bring it back!!). Glasses are Stoggles and mask is a Vitacore Can99.
September 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It's a great day to get vaccinated 💪 against diseases that are airborne, preventable, disabling and/or deadly.*
*please wear a high-quality mask like a KN95 or N95 to your appointment.
Shirt by Raygun (they should bring it back!!). Glasses are Stoggles and mask is a Vitacore Can99.
*please wear a high-quality mask like a KN95 or N95 to your appointment.
Shirt by Raygun (they should bring it back!!). Glasses are Stoggles and mask is a Vitacore Can99.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
This is awesome news!!!
From @heatmap.news newsletter: Forest Service reverses decades-old ban on firefighting masks
"For decades, the U.S. government banned wildfire fighters from wearing masks that officials deemed too cumbersome..."
🔥😷🔥😷🔥
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
From @heatmap.news newsletter: Forest Service reverses decades-old ban on firefighting masks
"For decades, the U.S. government banned wildfire fighters from wearing masks that officials deemed too cumbersome..."
🔥😷🔥😷🔥
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is awesome news!!!
From @heatmap.news newsletter: Forest Service reverses decades-old ban on firefighting masks
"For decades, the U.S. government banned wildfire fighters from wearing masks that officials deemed too cumbersome..."
🔥😷🔥😷🔥
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
From @heatmap.news newsletter: Forest Service reverses decades-old ban on firefighting masks
"For decades, the U.S. government banned wildfire fighters from wearing masks that officials deemed too cumbersome..."
🔥😷🔥😷🔥
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
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Holy shit:
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Firefighters question leaders’ role in ICE raid near Bear Gulch Fire - High Country News
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities.
www.hcn.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Holy shit:
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
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I'm starting to look into how inflammation is being misused by MAHA types in a way that very much distracts from chronic illness-inflammation problems people actually have. If you're an academic, doctor, immunologist etc with thoughts on this, please be in touch at jmetraux@motherjones.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm starting to look into how inflammation is being misused by MAHA types in a way that very much distracts from chronic illness-inflammation problems people actually have. If you're an academic, doctor, immunologist etc with thoughts on this, please be in touch at jmetraux@motherjones.com
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We have policies/laws/regulations to ensure that our food and water are clean and safe. Why not for air, too?
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
www.science.org
September 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We have policies/laws/regulations to ensure that our food and water are clean and safe. Why not for air, too?
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
Reposted by The Biggest Mood (KC Simpkins)
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
www.science.org
September 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
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No offense, but things should get better, instead of constantly worse
August 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
No offense, but things should get better, instead of constantly worse
But how will people know I'm ___________ , if I wear a mask on my face during a massive surge of airborne infections, to help prevent further illness, disability and death from covid?? 😩
...Smiling at them
...Fashionable
...Professional
...Attractive
...Flirting
Oh honey, they'll know 😎😘
...Smiling at them
...Fashionable
...Professional
...Attractive
...Flirting
Oh honey, they'll know 😎😘
August 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
But how will people know I'm ___________ , if I wear a mask on my face during a massive surge of airborne infections, to help prevent further illness, disability and death from covid?? 😩
...Smiling at them
...Fashionable
...Professional
...Attractive
...Flirting
Oh honey, they'll know 😎😘
...Smiling at them
...Fashionable
...Professional
...Attractive
...Flirting
Oh honey, they'll know 😎😘
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It’s amazing how quickly people stopped mentioning that Sam Altman’s sister sued him for sexual abuse.
Sam Altman’s Younger Sister Files Lawsuit Claiming He Sexually Abused Her
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It’s amazing how quickly people stopped mentioning that Sam Altman’s sister sued him for sexual abuse.
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Huge news out of IRS today.
If you acquire an EV by September 30 - a written binding contract and make a payment (i.e., down payment or a trade-in) - you can take delivery *through the end of 2026.*
45W and 30D will keep on giving into next year.
🔌💡🔌🚗
www.irs.gov/newsroom/tre...
If you acquire an EV by September 30 - a written binding contract and make a payment (i.e., down payment or a trade-in) - you can take delivery *through the end of 2026.*
45W and 30D will keep on giving into next year.
🔌💡🔌🚗
www.irs.gov/newsroom/tre...
Treasury, IRS issue FAQs to address the accelerated termination of several energy provisions under OBBBA | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-86, Aug. 21, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) in Fact Sheet 2025-05 relating to the modification of sections 25C, 25D, 25E, 30C, 30D, 45L, 45W...
www.irs.gov
August 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Huge news out of IRS today.
If you acquire an EV by September 30 - a written binding contract and make a payment (i.e., down payment or a trade-in) - you can take delivery *through the end of 2026.*
45W and 30D will keep on giving into next year.
🔌💡🔌🚗
www.irs.gov/newsroom/tre...
If you acquire an EV by September 30 - a written binding contract and make a payment (i.e., down payment or a trade-in) - you can take delivery *through the end of 2026.*
45W and 30D will keep on giving into next year.
🔌💡🔌🚗
www.irs.gov/newsroom/tre...
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Banning masks in the workplace hurts everyone.
Particularly when you are a firefighter who rushes into toxic smoke-filled spaces.
You can perform just fine, even exercising intensely, in N95 masks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Particularly when you are a firefighter who rushes into toxic smoke-filled spaces.
You can perform just fine, even exercising intensely, in N95 masks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Banning masks in the workplace hurts everyone.
Particularly when you are a firefighter who rushes into toxic smoke-filled spaces.
You can perform just fine, even exercising intensely, in N95 masks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Particularly when you are a firefighter who rushes into toxic smoke-filled spaces.
You can perform just fine, even exercising intensely, in N95 masks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
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The FDA is expected to license the new Covid-19 booster on Friday -- reportedly only for adults 65+ and people at high risk.
August 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FDA is expected to license the new Covid-19 booster on Friday -- reportedly only for adults 65+ and people at high risk.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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New Scientist: 'Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels - but only among women'
'“Here we have demonstrated there is something measurable in the blood vessels that corresponds to the symptoms of long-covid patients,” says Rosa Maria Bruno at Université Paris Cité
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
'“Here we have demonstrated there is something measurable in the blood vessels that corresponds to the symptoms of long-covid patients,” says Rosa Maria Bruno at Université Paris Cité
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels - but only among women
Women's arteries seem to be stiffer if they have had covid-19, with the same effect not being found among men
www.newscientist.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
New Scientist: 'Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels - but only among women'
'“Here we have demonstrated there is something measurable in the blood vessels that corresponds to the symptoms of long-covid patients,” says Rosa Maria Bruno at Université Paris Cité
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
'“Here we have demonstrated there is something measurable in the blood vessels that corresponds to the symptoms of long-covid patients,” says Rosa Maria Bruno at Université Paris Cité
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
If you're not willing to mask up in public during a huge surge of *airborne* covid (which includes many asymptomatic infections)...
A vascular illness that binds with ACE2 receptors throughout your ENTIRE BODY and wakes up CANCER CELLS...
✨️I don't want to see you in person right now✨️
k thx bye 😘
A vascular illness that binds with ACE2 receptors throughout your ENTIRE BODY and wakes up CANCER CELLS...
✨️I don't want to see you in person right now✨️
k thx bye 😘
August 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you're not willing to mask up in public during a huge surge of *airborne* covid (which includes many asymptomatic infections)...
A vascular illness that binds with ACE2 receptors throughout your ENTIRE BODY and wakes up CANCER CELLS...
✨️I don't want to see you in person right now✨️
k thx bye 😘
A vascular illness that binds with ACE2 receptors throughout your ENTIRE BODY and wakes up CANCER CELLS...
✨️I don't want to see you in person right now✨️
k thx bye 😘
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A striking new study showing that #virus infection can awaken dormant #cancer cells 🦠🧪
"Increased risk of cancer-related death in COVID+ individuals was most pronounced in the months immediately following infection, mirroring the rapid proliferation of reawakened cancer cells observed in the mice"
"Increased risk of cancer-related death in COVID+ individuals was most pronounced in the months immediately following infection, mirroring the rapid proliferation of reawakened cancer cells observed in the mice"
‘Sleeping’ cancer cells in the lungs can be roused by COVID and flu
Inflammation from the respiratory infections seems to be the culprit, study in mice finds.
www.nature.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Kaiser Permanente Southern California studied over 19,000 adults and found that each additional COVID vaccine dose lowered long COVID risk, and antiviral treatments like Paxlovid cut risk by up to 95% beyond six months.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Kaiser Permanente Southern California studied over 19,000 adults and found that each additional COVID vaccine dose lowered long COVID risk, and antiviral treatments like Paxlovid cut risk by up to 95% beyond six months.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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2025… when you have to rely on buzzfeed for accurate health information.
At least someone is calling Covid what it actually is: “The largest mass disabling event in human history”
Consider this your reminder to wear a mask (ideally an N95 or better), clean the air and get your vaccines!
At least someone is calling Covid what it actually is: “The largest mass disabling event in human history”
Consider this your reminder to wear a mask (ideally an N95 or better), clean the air and get your vaccines!
People Are Sharing Sneaky Health Threats That Are Literally Destroying Your Body
"Long COVID is the largest mass disabling event in human history, and it is still ongoing."
www.buzzfeed.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
2025… when you have to rely on buzzfeed for accurate health information.
At least someone is calling Covid what it actually is: “The largest mass disabling event in human history”
Consider this your reminder to wear a mask (ideally an N95 or better), clean the air and get your vaccines!
At least someone is calling Covid what it actually is: “The largest mass disabling event in human history”
Consider this your reminder to wear a mask (ideally an N95 or better), clean the air and get your vaccines!