Laine Adrienne
@laineadrienne.bsky.social
Sometimes artist, surviving endometriosis, garden gnome, COVID competent
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Sick and tired?
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sick and tired?
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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i'm fascinated by how much people love and are amazed by chat gpt saying "nice catch!" and "great observation!" because i personally find the condescension and obsequiousness the most skin-crawling thing about how LLMs "talk"
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
i'm fascinated by how much people love and are amazed by chat gpt saying "nice catch!" and "great observation!" because i personally find the condescension and obsequiousness the most skin-crawling thing about how LLMs "talk"
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As plenty of women have always known, it’s easy to sucker a man with a big ego into pretty much anything you want if you just let him bang on about his obsessions, flatter him, and don’t let your own personality intrude.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As plenty of women have always known, it’s easy to sucker a man with a big ego into pretty much anything you want if you just let him bang on about his obsessions, flatter him, and don’t let your own personality intrude.
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What men like this want is a chatbot. Something that can never assert itself, but which they choose to find credible – because they believe they deserve uncritical affirmation. It’s been designed by men like this for men like this. People who aren’t like this correctly find it creepy and repulsive.
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What men like this want is a chatbot. Something that can never assert itself, but which they choose to find credible – because they believe they deserve uncritical affirmation. It’s been designed by men like this for men like this. People who aren’t like this correctly find it creepy and repulsive.
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There are reports that the FDA intends to put a “black box” warning on COVID-19 vaccines.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
There are reports that the FDA intends to put a “black box” warning on COVID-19 vaccines.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
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My colleague who is committed
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My colleague who is committed
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
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Readable breakdown of a new study re: the immune system post covid infection. TLDR: Infections yield damage to our immune systems that can't be restored to pre-infection levels. It's a great reason to plan for reducing covid spread this holiday season!
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Readable breakdown of a new study re: the immune system post covid infection. TLDR: Infections yield damage to our immune systems that can't be restored to pre-infection levels. It's a great reason to plan for reducing covid spread this holiday season!
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Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
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Seems fine, mild even?
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seems fine, mild even?
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Now add -
▶️ No clean air mitigations in most daycares & schools;
▶️ Winter + closed windows (poor ventilation);
▶️ No portable air cleaners (poor air filtration);
▶️ Holiday gatherings;
▶️ No mask mandates in most hospitals & healthcare settings;
▶️ & still no Far-UVC in public spaces indoors.
Now add -
▶️ No clean air mitigations in most daycares & schools;
▶️ Winter + closed windows (poor ventilation);
▶️ No portable air cleaners (poor air filtration);
▶️ Holiday gatherings;
▶️ No mask mandates in most hospitals & healthcare settings;
▶️ & still no Far-UVC in public spaces indoors.
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
2/
Now add -
▶️ No clean air mitigations in most daycares & schools;
▶️ Winter + closed windows (poor ventilation);
▶️ No portable air cleaners (poor air filtration);
▶️ Holiday gatherings;
▶️ No mask mandates in most hospitals & healthcare settings;
▶️ & still no Far-UVC in public spaces indoors.
Now add -
▶️ No clean air mitigations in most daycares & schools;
▶️ Winter + closed windows (poor ventilation);
▶️ No portable air cleaners (poor air filtration);
▶️ Holiday gatherings;
▶️ No mask mandates in most hospitals & healthcare settings;
▶️ & still no Far-UVC in public spaces indoors.
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A perfect storm of -
▶️ A new flu mutation (& apparent mismatch between this year’s vaccine & the latest #H3N2 strain);
▶️ 6 years of relentless #COVID reinfections, known to dysregulate immune systems;
▶️ & low paediatric vaccination uptake (generally & for flu).
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
A perfect storm of -
▶️ A new flu mutation (& apparent mismatch between this year’s vaccine & the latest #H3N2 strain);
▶️ 6 years of relentless #COVID reinfections, known to dysregulate immune systems;
▶️ & low paediatric vaccination uptake (generally & for flu).
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Children’s hospitals face flood of flu visits as physicians urge Canadian families to get vaccinated | CBC News
An early start to Canada’s flu season is hitting children hard, sending a flood of young patients into multiple pediatric hospitals as medical teams warn that emergency visits and admissions could kee...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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A perfect storm of -
▶️ A new flu mutation (& apparent mismatch between this year’s vaccine & the latest #H3N2 strain);
▶️ 6 years of relentless #COVID reinfections, known to dysregulate immune systems;
▶️ & low paediatric vaccination uptake (generally & for flu).
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
A perfect storm of -
▶️ A new flu mutation (& apparent mismatch between this year’s vaccine & the latest #H3N2 strain);
▶️ 6 years of relentless #COVID reinfections, known to dysregulate immune systems;
▶️ & low paediatric vaccination uptake (generally & for flu).
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“Twenty-eight cohorts with a total of 977,434,207 participants... We revealed a 40 % increased risk…of mental disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared with non-exposed individuals”
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
Association between COVID-19 infection and risk of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
Our findings suggest an association between COVID-19 and risk of mental disorders, as well as the prescriptions for psychotropic medications. It is imperative for individuals to become vigilant of mental health problems that may arise following COVID-19.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Twenty-eight cohorts with a total of 977,434,207 participants... We revealed a 40 % increased risk…of mental disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared with non-exposed individuals”
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
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Anyone pretending COVID disappeared and is still engaging w the public without awareness like it’s 2019, should be called out/shamed at this point.
They agree w and are in step w the death cult administration.
This grand public denial should not be tolerated, and should have never been tolerated.
They agree w and are in step w the death cult administration.
This grand public denial should not be tolerated, and should have never been tolerated.
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Anyone pretending COVID disappeared and is still engaging w the public without awareness like it’s 2019, should be called out/shamed at this point.
They agree w and are in step w the death cult administration.
This grand public denial should not be tolerated, and should have never been tolerated.
They agree w and are in step w the death cult administration.
This grand public denial should not be tolerated, and should have never been tolerated.
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💯 I've never understood this. Also a I'm neurodivergent, so never masked because "others do" - I just followed the science from day 1
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
💯 I've never understood this. Also a I'm neurodivergent, so never masked because "others do" - I just followed the science from day 1
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There's a direct line between the vacuum created when most of the left walked away from the fight to keep everyone safe, and the rise of MAGA/MAHA.
Things are not ok - but once the left quit on us, the only explanations came from far-right oligarchs, and their establishment allies in public health.
Things are not ok - but once the left quit on us, the only explanations came from far-right oligarchs, and their establishment allies in public health.
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Circa 2022
The #OngoingPandemic was & still is very much an opportunity for unions & the left to do the right thing by workers.
And yet most unions continue to be "strangely silent":
rabble.ca/columnists/t...
Circa 2022
The #OngoingPandemic was & still is very much an opportunity for unions & the left to do the right thing by workers.
And yet most unions continue to be "strangely silent":
rabble.ca/columnists/t...
The Left is nowhere on COVID. And that’s a big problem.
They have failed to step into the current political climate and counter far-right protests, and get workers the social support they need.
rabble.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
There's a direct line between the vacuum created when most of the left walked away from the fight to keep everyone safe, and the rise of MAGA/MAHA.
Things are not ok - but once the left quit on us, the only explanations came from far-right oligarchs, and their establishment allies in public health.
Things are not ok - but once the left quit on us, the only explanations came from far-right oligarchs, and their establishment allies in public health.
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Another Alice classic, from Archer Mag; one of her most in intimate pieces and one I revisit often as I think about relationships to the body and how disabled people are medicalized and desexualised.
'I was a sexy beast that enjoyed myself thoroughly on my own terms.'
'I was a sexy beast that enjoyed myself thoroughly on my own terms.'
Disability, pleasure and ageing: The pleasure principle - Archer Magazine
Disabled pleasure knows no bounds, bringing an intimacy that goes beyond romantic love, genitals or penetrative sex.
archermagazine.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Another Alice classic, from Archer Mag; one of her most in intimate pieces and one I revisit often as I think about relationships to the body and how disabled people are medicalized and desexualised.
'I was a sexy beast that enjoyed myself thoroughly on my own terms.'
'I was a sexy beast that enjoyed myself thoroughly on my own terms.'
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'Even the notion of “quality of life” as a measurable standard is based on assumptions that a “good” healthy life is one without disability, pain, and suffering. I live with all three intimately and I feel more vital than ever at this point in time, because of my experiences and relationships.'
“I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?”
As medical rationing becomes a reality, “quality of life” measures threaten disabled people like me.
www.vox.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
'Even the notion of “quality of life” as a measurable standard is based on assumptions that a “good” healthy life is one without disability, pain, and suffering. I live with all three intimately and I feel more vital than ever at this point in time, because of my experiences and relationships.'
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"No man is an island, entire of itself."
John Donne
For me, choosing to wear a respirator mask in all public spaces signifies an awareness of my connection to the human community, whose collective well-being is grievously threatened by the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19.
#COVID19 #respirator
John Donne
For me, choosing to wear a respirator mask in all public spaces signifies an awareness of my connection to the human community, whose collective well-being is grievously threatened by the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19.
#COVID19 #respirator
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"No man is an island, entire of itself."
John Donne
For me, choosing to wear a respirator mask in all public spaces signifies an awareness of my connection to the human community, whose collective well-being is grievously threatened by the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19.
#COVID19 #respirator
John Donne
For me, choosing to wear a respirator mask in all public spaces signifies an awareness of my connection to the human community, whose collective well-being is grievously threatened by the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19.
#COVID19 #respirator
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The Epstein survivors have released a PSA.
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Epstein survivors have released a PSA.
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Still am.
Wearing respies meant that I did not miss a beat.
I was out and about swabbing COVID positive patients, and going supermarket shopping… not infected and not spreading anything.
Wearing masks is the opposite of shutting down. It’s incredibly empowering in the face of infectious disease.
I was out and about swabbing COVID positive patients, and going supermarket shopping… not infected and not spreading anything.
Wearing masks is the opposite of shutting down. It’s incredibly empowering in the face of infectious disease.
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Still am.
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Who asked clinically vulnerable if we were ok with this? The turning point where preventable deaths were forgotten. What about layered mitigations? Clean Air & vaccines. Why didn’t #RightToLife apply to COVID? #ECHR
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Who asked clinically vulnerable if we were ok with this? The turning point where preventable deaths were forgotten. What about layered mitigations? Clean Air & vaccines. Why didn’t #RightToLife apply to COVID? #ECHR
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Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!