Laura
@lauracollison.bsky.social
prison abolition
#longcovid
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#longcovid
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Please mask. If you're in the position to make decisions about your organization's OH & S, please reinstate masking requirements. Community is the best antidote to fascism, and we need to keep each other safe to build it in the first place. Please. Mask.
Canada: COVID Cases Starting to Climb
COVID wastewater levels are moderate nationally but high in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal South & Prince Edward Island.
ER test positivity for COVID-19 stands at 8.5% nationwide.
Source: archive.md/kkdbl
COVID wastewater levels are moderate nationally but high in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal South & Prince Edward Island.
ER test positivity for COVID-19 stands at 8.5% nationwide.
Source: archive.md/kkdbl
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Please mask. If you're in the position to make decisions about your organization's OH & S, please reinstate masking requirements. Community is the best antidote to fascism, and we need to keep each other safe to build it in the first place. Please. Mask.
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(1/2) Key genetic differences found in people with ME/CFS > Swipe to find out more.
These findings reflect the lived experience of thousands of #pwME.
Thanks to all our participants & supporters who made this possible!
Read a summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
These findings reflect the lived experience of thousands of #pwME.
Thanks to all our participants & supporters who made this possible!
Read a summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
August 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
(1/2) Key genetic differences found in people with ME/CFS > Swipe to find out more.
These findings reflect the lived experience of thousands of #pwME.
Thanks to all our participants & supporters who made this possible!
Read a summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
These findings reflect the lived experience of thousands of #pwME.
Thanks to all our participants & supporters who made this possible!
Read a summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
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Incredible work. What a great way to communicate the toll of long covid and break the dominant narrative of "you just need to push through a bit"
"Games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long Covid.
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Incredible work. What a great way to communicate the toll of long covid and break the dominant narrative of "you just need to push through a bit"
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Long COVID is REAL. I went from healthy to bedbound.
+65M+ worldwide are suffering. +Symptoms: fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations, hair loss, & more.
If you know someone with ‘mysterious symptoms’, it’s likely Long COVID, not perimenopause. Don’t ignore it. #LongCovidAwarenessDay
+65M+ worldwide are suffering. +Symptoms: fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations, hair loss, & more.
If you know someone with ‘mysterious symptoms’, it’s likely Long COVID, not perimenopause. Don’t ignore it. #LongCovidAwarenessDay
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media.tenor.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Long COVID is REAL. I went from healthy to bedbound.
+65M+ worldwide are suffering. +Symptoms: fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations, hair loss, & more.
If you know someone with ‘mysterious symptoms’, it’s likely Long COVID, not perimenopause. Don’t ignore it. #LongCovidAwarenessDay
+65M+ worldwide are suffering. +Symptoms: fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations, hair loss, & more.
If you know someone with ‘mysterious symptoms’, it’s likely Long COVID, not perimenopause. Don’t ignore it. #LongCovidAwarenessDay
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I have been sick with Long COVID for 3 years.
Bedridden for nearly two years.
Unable to have a conversation for 1.5 years.
Long COVID is devastating, and it doesn’t always get better with time.
#LongCOVIDAwarenessDay
Bedridden for nearly two years.
Unable to have a conversation for 1.5 years.
Long COVID is devastating, and it doesn’t always get better with time.
#LongCOVIDAwarenessDay
March 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I have been sick with Long COVID for 3 years.
Bedridden for nearly two years.
Unable to have a conversation for 1.5 years.
Long COVID is devastating, and it doesn’t always get better with time.
#LongCOVIDAwarenessDay
Bedridden for nearly two years.
Unable to have a conversation for 1.5 years.
Long COVID is devastating, and it doesn’t always get better with time.
#LongCOVIDAwarenessDay
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Rolling Stone: 'Five Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Gaslighting: Life With Long Covid'
'We've been discounted for half a decade, still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget'
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'We've been discounted for half a decade, still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget'
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Five Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Gaslighting: Life With Long Covid
People with Long Covid are still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget.
www.rollingstone.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Rolling Stone: 'Five Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Gaslighting: Life With Long Covid'
'We've been discounted for half a decade, still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget'
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'We've been discounted for half a decade, still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget'
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Still no cures; 3.1m LC UK sufferers and rising.
You won't appreciate iate how bad things could be until its too late.
The best you can do is😷 🌬🌞avoid 3Cs and don't get too close, as much as you are able.
johnsnowproject.org/primers/long...
You won't appreciate iate how bad things could be until its too late.
The best you can do is😷 🌬🌞avoid 3Cs and don't get too close, as much as you are able.
johnsnowproject.org/primers/long...
Long Covid is one of the world’s biggest challenges
A new Science perspective by Ziyad Al-Aly and Eric Topol adds to the calls for governments to take action to meet the challenges posed by Long Covid.
johnsnowproject.org
March 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Still no cures; 3.1m LC UK sufferers and rising.
You won't appreciate iate how bad things could be until its too late.
The best you can do is😷 🌬🌞avoid 3Cs and don't get too close, as much as you are able.
johnsnowproject.org/primers/long...
You won't appreciate iate how bad things could be until its too late.
The best you can do is😷 🌬🌞avoid 3Cs and don't get too close, as much as you are able.
johnsnowproject.org/primers/long...
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It is a shame Alberta is dragging its feet signing the new federal child care deal because early data suggests it was one of the provinces where it really, REALLY, worked.
A huge amount of Alberta women left the labour force between 2019-24 except women with kids 0-5 years.
A huge amount of Alberta women left the labour force between 2019-24 except women with kids 0-5 years.
March 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It is a shame Alberta is dragging its feet signing the new federal child care deal because early data suggests it was one of the provinces where it really, REALLY, worked.
A huge amount of Alberta women left the labour force between 2019-24 except women with kids 0-5 years.
A huge amount of Alberta women left the labour force between 2019-24 except women with kids 0-5 years.
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Again, two of my friends were concussed and a student’s mom had her ribs broken by police when they attacked the students who had *already* started taking the encampment down after 12 hrs. This is wholly rotten
SCOOP: Documents show the extent to which UCalgary administration was influenced by pro-Israel framing of the Palestine solidarity movement leading up to its short-lived encampment.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
UCalgary Palestine encampment's fate was sealed before a single tent was pitched, documents reveal
The Orchard has obtained hundreds of pages of correspondence from the university's executive leadership team, campus security, Calgary police and the provincial government. Part I of II.
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Again, two of my friends were concussed and a student’s mom had her ribs broken by police when they attacked the students who had *already* started taking the encampment down after 12 hrs. This is wholly rotten
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Worked hard on this, and I hope it will be a useful resource for many.
A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...
A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...
What is Long COVID?
A Beginner's Guide
www.thegauntlet.news
February 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Worked hard on this, and I hope it will be a useful resource for many.
A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...
A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...
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“Accurate information on how many people in a community die from COVID, or any other cause—is essential for making decisions about public health. It is also important for families. Everyone deserves to know why a loved one died.”
New Analysis Reveals Many Excess Deaths Attributed to Natural Causes Are Actually Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths
The new study provides the most compelling data yet to suggest that excess mortality rates from chronic illnesses and other natural causes were actually driven by COVID-19 infections.
www.bu.edu
February 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Accurate information on how many people in a community die from COVID, or any other cause—is essential for making decisions about public health. It is also important for families. Everyone deserves to know why a loved one died.”
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This exchange, captured on video and linked in the thread, showed what looks like deeply abusive behaviour toward media by a police chief who for years has signed off on some of the most heinous police violence in this country's history.
Edmonton Chief McFee defends police request for Alberta probe on council-appointed commissioners #yeg #yegcc #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Edmonton Chief McFee defends police request for Alberta probe on council-appointed commissioners
Chief Dale McFee is defending the Edmonton Police Service's (EPS) request for a provincial probe into two members appointed to the Edmonton Police Commission and city council's selection process.
edmontonjournal.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This exchange, captured on video and linked in the thread, showed what looks like deeply abusive behaviour toward media by a police chief who for years has signed off on some of the most heinous police violence in this country's history.
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Alberta Medical Association statement regarding the report of the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force
January 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Alberta Medical Association statement regarding the report of the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force
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How problematic is the Alberta report on COVID? Very.
Recommendations embrace misinformation & run counter to a vast & diverse body of evidence.
Policy analysis is nonsensical & displays a lack of knowledge about law or ethics.
This is science in Alberta? Dark Age 2.0.
Recommendations embrace misinformation & run counter to a vast & diverse body of evidence.
Policy analysis is nonsensical & displays a lack of knowledge about law or ethics.
This is science in Alberta? Dark Age 2.0.
January 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How problematic is the Alberta report on COVID? Very.
Recommendations embrace misinformation & run counter to a vast & diverse body of evidence.
Policy analysis is nonsensical & displays a lack of knowledge about law or ethics.
This is science in Alberta? Dark Age 2.0.
Recommendations embrace misinformation & run counter to a vast & diverse body of evidence.
Policy analysis is nonsensical & displays a lack of knowledge about law or ethics.
This is science in Alberta? Dark Age 2.0.
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BREAKING: Aaron Brown and lawyer Avnish Nanda have won their injunction to restore full operating hours to Red Deer's overdose prevention site. Story upcoming.
drugdatadecoded.ca
drugdatadecoded.ca
Drug Data Decoded
Drug Data Decoded: Profits and politics of drug prohibition.
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
BREAKING: Aaron Brown and lawyer Avnish Nanda have won their injunction to restore full operating hours to Red Deer's overdose prevention site. Story upcoming.
drugdatadecoded.ca
drugdatadecoded.ca
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Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
Addressing this health challenge is vital to getting many people back participating fully in their lives.
www.crikey.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
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Imagine the world if we’d been willing to learn from COVID…
What if we’d embraced WFH to slow climate change?
What if we’d installed filtration systems in public buildings to reduce the spread of illness?
What if we’d demanded disability justice re long COVID?
A better world is still possible.
What if we’d embraced WFH to slow climate change?
What if we’d installed filtration systems in public buildings to reduce the spread of illness?
What if we’d demanded disability justice re long COVID?
A better world is still possible.
November 28, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Imagine the world if we’d been willing to learn from COVID…
What if we’d embraced WFH to slow climate change?
What if we’d installed filtration systems in public buildings to reduce the spread of illness?
What if we’d demanded disability justice re long COVID?
A better world is still possible.
What if we’d embraced WFH to slow climate change?
What if we’d installed filtration systems in public buildings to reduce the spread of illness?
What if we’d demanded disability justice re long COVID?
A better world is still possible.
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A lot of people don't realize that many patients with #LongCovid are now often being treated in Brain Injury Clinics, together with patients recovering from traumatic brain injury after a concussion. It's been hard to keep up with the literature, but here is a new one published yesterday #NeuroCovid
November 27, 2024 at 12:11 AM
A lot of people don't realize that many patients with #LongCovid are now often being treated in Brain Injury Clinics, together with patients recovering from traumatic brain injury after a concussion. It's been hard to keep up with the literature, but here is a new one published yesterday #NeuroCovid
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Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of 2-month-old baby.
"Whooping cough case numbers in Queensland this year are almost 23 times the number at the same period last year."
🔹2024: 12,590 cases
🔹2023: 549 cases
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
"Whooping cough case numbers in Queensland this year are almost 23 times the number at the same period last year."
🔹2024: 12,590 cases
🔹2023: 549 cases
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
November 27, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of 2-month-old baby.
"Whooping cough case numbers in Queensland this year are almost 23 times the number at the same period last year."
🔹2024: 12,590 cases
🔹2023: 549 cases
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
"Whooping cough case numbers in Queensland this year are almost 23 times the number at the same period last year."
🔹2024: 12,590 cases
🔹2023: 549 cases
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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Say his name: Mohannad Khaled, killed yesterday in Gaza city and something like the 190th journalist killed by US-backed Israel. Behold his warm eyes and gentle smile! We will never forget your courage and witness, Mohannad. إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
November 24, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Say his name: Mohannad Khaled, killed yesterday in Gaza city and something like the 190th journalist killed by US-backed Israel. Behold his warm eyes and gentle smile! We will never forget your courage and witness, Mohannad. إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
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Reproducing my thread from the Other Place on our Lancet paper 'Long COVID - a clinical update'. Coauthors Manoj Sivan, Alice Perlowski, Janko Nikolich. 1/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
Long COVID: a clinical update
Post-COVID-19 condition (also known as long COVID) is generally defined as symptoms
persisting for 3 months or more after acute COVID-19. Long COVID can affect multiple
organ systems and lead to sever...
www.thelancet.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Reproducing my thread from the Other Place on our Lancet paper 'Long COVID - a clinical update'. Coauthors Manoj Sivan, Alice Perlowski, Janko Nikolich. 1/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
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#Indigenous tribes engineered #BritishColumbia’s modern hazelnut forests more than 7000 years ago - Genetic analysis of hazelnut trees could help #FirstNations secure land rights in Canadian courts
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ForestGardens #IndigenousRights
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ForestGardens #IndigenousRights
Indigenous tribes engineered British Columbia’s modern hazelnut forests more than 7000 years ago
Genetic analysis of hazelnut trees could help First Nations secure land rights in Canadian courts
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:23 PM
#Indigenous tribes engineered #BritishColumbia’s modern hazelnut forests more than 7000 years ago - Genetic analysis of hazelnut trees could help #FirstNations secure land rights in Canadian courts
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ForestGardens #IndigenousRights
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ForestGardens #IndigenousRights