Marla
@marshmallowmarla.bsky.social
Covid conscious ex-public health public servant. Just trying to make the suck of collapse suck a little less
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When George Monbiot announced that he had started a food stockpile, I thought it was worth writing a little about the perception of prepping vs. the reality of something that many of us thought we'd never have to do on a serious level.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/youre-not-...
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/youre-not-...
You're Not Crazy for Prepping.
We need more of us.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When George Monbiot announced that he had started a food stockpile, I thought it was worth writing a little about the perception of prepping vs. the reality of something that many of us thought we'd never have to do on a serious level.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/youre-not-...
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/youre-not-...
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If I had only known
five years ago
how much worse
things were about to become
I would have looked around
so I could remember
how it was before.
If you only knew
in this moment
how much worse
things are about to become
you would look around
so you can remember
how it was before.
five years ago
how much worse
things were about to become
I would have looked around
so I could remember
how it was before.
If you only knew
in this moment
how much worse
things are about to become
you would look around
so you can remember
how it was before.
March 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If I had only known
five years ago
how much worse
things were about to become
I would have looked around
so I could remember
how it was before.
If you only knew
in this moment
how much worse
things are about to become
you would look around
so you can remember
how it was before.
five years ago
how much worse
things were about to become
I would have looked around
so I could remember
how it was before.
If you only knew
in this moment
how much worse
things are about to become
you would look around
so you can remember
how it was before.
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Spoiler alert: if any health organization or, say, member of the Kennedy family tells you they’re here to stop chronic health issues and does not mention masking, covid vaccination, or avoiding illnesses that cause chronic conditions, they are entirely full of shit.
February 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Spoiler alert: if any health organization or, say, member of the Kennedy family tells you they’re here to stop chronic health issues and does not mention masking, covid vaccination, or avoiding illnesses that cause chronic conditions, they are entirely full of shit.
As someone who now works in a 90% Medicaid funded state program this week has been rough.
January 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
As someone who now works in a 90% Medicaid funded state program this week has been rough.
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Italian leftists hung an upside down effigy of Musk, filled with garbage, at the square where Mussolini was strung up in 1945
January 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Italian leftists hung an upside down effigy of Musk, filled with garbage, at the square where Mussolini was strung up in 1945
I scrolled TikTok until I couldn’t. I avoided getting TikTok for a long time because I thought it was just going to be a dumb time suck. I was so wrong and sad I missed out on more time I could have had with the community there. I think even if it comes back it won’t be the same.
January 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I scrolled TikTok until I couldn’t. I avoided getting TikTok for a long time because I thought it was just going to be a dumb time suck. I was so wrong and sad I missed out on more time I could have had with the community there. I think even if it comes back it won’t be the same.
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As the skies of Los Angeles filled with smoke this week from multiple raging wildfires, COVID-19 advocates and mutual aid groups stepped in to fill the gaps left by local and state governments, providing respirators and crucial information about clean air. bit.ly/4jaTnYs
January 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
As the skies of Los Angeles filled with smoke this week from multiple raging wildfires, COVID-19 advocates and mutual aid groups stepped in to fill the gaps left by local and state governments, providing respirators and crucial information about clean air. bit.ly/4jaTnYs
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A bald eagle dying of bird flu is an apt symbol for the state of the US in 2025.
Bald eagle found in Hinsdale felled by bird flu
A bald eagle that was spotted standing on the street last week in Hinsdale was suspected of having bird flu and euthanized.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A bald eagle dying of bird flu is an apt symbol for the state of the US in 2025.
A friend saw a few people comment they were terrified of HPAI who don’t currently take and covid precautions on a post and chimed in, I’m not terrified because I am used to masking in all indoor spaces outside my home. But I am worried about what it means to have a high mortality flu pandemic.
January 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A friend saw a few people comment they were terrified of HPAI who don’t currently take and covid precautions on a post and chimed in, I’m not terrified because I am used to masking in all indoor spaces outside my home. But I am worried about what it means to have a high mortality flu pandemic.
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If you are worried about your cats and avian flu there are very reasonable steps you can take to protect them. apnews.com/article/cats...
Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here's how to protect them
The death of an Oregon house cat from bird flu and a pet food recall are raising questions about how people can protect their pets.
apnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
If you are worried about your cats and avian flu there are very reasonable steps you can take to protect them. apnews.com/article/cats...
Survived my oven/range dying, survived the holiday crush and ready for the hibernation of winter where I only see the handful of covid safe friends I have irl who are willing to bundle up and meet outside.
December 27, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Survived my oven/range dying, survived the holiday crush and ready for the hibernation of winter where I only see the handful of covid safe friends I have irl who are willing to bundle up and meet outside.
I started my holiday baking today and 3 hours in the heating element in my oven died dramatically. For a few seconds I thought it was on fire. Too much excitement for a Friday evening.
December 21, 2024 at 3:45 AM
I started my holiday baking today and 3 hours in the heating element in my oven died dramatically. For a few seconds I thought it was on fire. Too much excitement for a Friday evening.
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Never forget that masking is more than just protecting yourself from covid.
It’s an act of compassion, resistance, solidarity and community care.
It shows that you don’t believe people are expendable. That you refuse to be responsible for someone else’s suffering.
The kindness is in the trying.
It’s an act of compassion, resistance, solidarity and community care.
It shows that you don’t believe people are expendable. That you refuse to be responsible for someone else’s suffering.
The kindness is in the trying.
December 19, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Never forget that masking is more than just protecting yourself from covid.
It’s an act of compassion, resistance, solidarity and community care.
It shows that you don’t believe people are expendable. That you refuse to be responsible for someone else’s suffering.
The kindness is in the trying.
It’s an act of compassion, resistance, solidarity and community care.
It shows that you don’t believe people are expendable. That you refuse to be responsible for someone else’s suffering.
The kindness is in the trying.
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Most of us don’t love wearing a mask.
We wish it wasn’t necessary. We wish that covid was taken more seriously instead of putting the entire burden on the individual to prevent infection.
But we must face reality and adapt. Thats what masking is - adaptation & acceptance.
We wish it wasn’t necessary. We wish that covid was taken more seriously instead of putting the entire burden on the individual to prevent infection.
But we must face reality and adapt. Thats what masking is - adaptation & acceptance.
December 18, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Most of us don’t love wearing a mask.
We wish it wasn’t necessary. We wish that covid was taken more seriously instead of putting the entire burden on the individual to prevent infection.
But we must face reality and adapt. Thats what masking is - adaptation & acceptance.
We wish it wasn’t necessary. We wish that covid was taken more seriously instead of putting the entire burden on the individual to prevent infection.
But we must face reality and adapt. Thats what masking is - adaptation & acceptance.
The fascinator gang at the actual holiday party.
December 16, 2024 at 9:42 PM
The fascinator gang at the actual holiday party.
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⚠️ BREAKING:
H5N1 bird flu has killed a cheetah, a mountain lion and a Kookaburra, at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona.
A white tiger also tested positive, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
H5N1 bird flu has killed a cheetah, a mountain lion and a Kookaburra, at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona.
A white tiger also tested positive, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
December 12, 2024 at 12:21 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
H5N1 bird flu has killed a cheetah, a mountain lion and a Kookaburra, at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona.
A white tiger also tested positive, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
H5N1 bird flu has killed a cheetah, a mountain lion and a Kookaburra, at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona.
A white tiger also tested positive, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
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Cousin: Why you masking at our family gathering
Me: Last Christmas, you gave me Covid
But the very next day, I gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’m masking for someone special
Cousin: Who’s your someone special
Me: Me, please stop regifting that shit, it’s tacky
Me: Last Christmas, you gave me Covid
But the very next day, I gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’m masking for someone special
Cousin: Who’s your someone special
Me: Me, please stop regifting that shit, it’s tacky
a woman is standing in front of a christmas tree with a candle in her hair .
Alt: George Michael is putting tinsel on a christmas tree
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Cousin: Why you masking at our family gathering
Me: Last Christmas, you gave me Covid
But the very next day, I gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’m masking for someone special
Cousin: Who’s your someone special
Me: Me, please stop regifting that shit, it’s tacky
Me: Last Christmas, you gave me Covid
But the very next day, I gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’m masking for someone special
Cousin: Who’s your someone special
Me: Me, please stop regifting that shit, it’s tacky
I’m so exhausted by coming up with answers that aren’t just survive to all the people I work with asking me what my plans are for the next year.
December 12, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I’m so exhausted by coming up with answers that aren’t just survive to all the people I work with asking me what my plans are for the next year.
I went to a holiday fascinator making party today. Here’s what I created.
December 8, 2024 at 1:32 AM
I went to a holiday fascinator making party today. Here’s what I created.
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Today's essential read for all HCWs, patients, and people who care about others.
"We deserve to enter a hospital knowing we won’t be infected and killed because officials would rather allow airborne nosocomial infections to continue on its watch than spend money preventing them."
"We deserve to enter a hospital knowing we won’t be infected and killed because officials would rather allow airborne nosocomial infections to continue on its watch than spend money preventing them."
CDC infection control body rejects the science on airborne transmission
HICPAC continues to stonewall efforts to evolve infection control guidance to match updated information about COVID and other common viruses.
www.thegauntlet.news
December 7, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Today's essential read for all HCWs, patients, and people who care about others.
"We deserve to enter a hospital knowing we won’t be infected and killed because officials would rather allow airborne nosocomial infections to continue on its watch than spend money preventing them."
"We deserve to enter a hospital knowing we won’t be infected and killed because officials would rather allow airborne nosocomial infections to continue on its watch than spend money preventing them."
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The #XEC #COVID19 variant, likely to be the major variant this winter, is thought to have come from 1 person, poss someone who attended the #ParisOlympics or #EURO2024, infected w/ 2 diff Covid variants. #GetVaccinated w/ fall 2024 booster! #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
What to Know About the XEC SARS-CoV-2 Variant
This Medical News article discusses XEC, the new SARS-CoV-2 “variant under monitoring” that’s gaining ground around the world.
jamanetwork.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:55 PM
The #XEC #COVID19 variant, likely to be the major variant this winter, is thought to have come from 1 person, poss someone who attended the #ParisOlympics or #EURO2024, infected w/ 2 diff Covid variants. #GetVaccinated w/ fall 2024 booster! #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
My husband went to see a friends band play tonight. He just got home only 2.5 hours after he left and said to me I just don’t fit in in this town. And I said love it’s not this town it’s this reality. We live in different worlds. #wearamask
November 24, 2024 at 5:44 AM
My husband went to see a friends band play tonight. He just got home only 2.5 hours after he left and said to me I just don’t fit in in this town. And I said love it’s not this town it’s this reality. We live in different worlds. #wearamask
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When people ask “are you going to mask forever?” They always seem to think they’re insulting us. They’re snidely judging our choice & insinuating it’s impossible to mask “forever”
Many folks who regularly mask haven’t been sick in 5 years.
Why wouldn’t you want that? We’ve adapted - come join us!
Many folks who regularly mask haven’t been sick in 5 years.
Why wouldn’t you want that? We’ve adapted - come join us!
November 23, 2024 at 5:08 AM
When people ask “are you going to mask forever?” They always seem to think they’re insulting us. They’re snidely judging our choice & insinuating it’s impossible to mask “forever”
Many folks who regularly mask haven’t been sick in 5 years.
Why wouldn’t you want that? We’ve adapted - come join us!
Many folks who regularly mask haven’t been sick in 5 years.
Why wouldn’t you want that? We’ve adapted - come join us!
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How I got here
I joined Twitter in 2012 but didn't post much until after the Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 at which point I became obsessed with rampant engineering fraud resulting from Wall Street financial pressures
In early 2020 that all changed with COVID and I began a multi-year
I joined Twitter in 2012 but didn't post much until after the Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 at which point I became obsessed with rampant engineering fraud resulting from Wall Street financial pressures
In early 2020 that all changed with COVID and I began a multi-year
November 16, 2024 at 1:56 PM
How I got here
I joined Twitter in 2012 but didn't post much until after the Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 at which point I became obsessed with rampant engineering fraud resulting from Wall Street financial pressures
In early 2020 that all changed with COVID and I began a multi-year
I joined Twitter in 2012 but didn't post much until after the Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 at which point I became obsessed with rampant engineering fraud resulting from Wall Street financial pressures
In early 2020 that all changed with COVID and I began a multi-year