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When you wear a mask, you’re practicing radical self care and community care.
You’re protecting yourself from COVID and other airborne diseases, while also committing to breaking chains of transmission.
You’re ensuring you don’t get anyone else sick.
Masking is an act of resistance.
You’re protecting yourself from COVID and other airborne diseases, while also committing to breaking chains of transmission.
You’re ensuring you don’t get anyone else sick.
Masking is an act of resistance.
July 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
When you wear a mask, you’re practicing radical self care and community care.
You’re protecting yourself from COVID and other airborne diseases, while also committing to breaking chains of transmission.
You’re ensuring you don’t get anyone else sick.
Masking is an act of resistance.
You’re protecting yourself from COVID and other airborne diseases, while also committing to breaking chains of transmission.
You’re ensuring you don’t get anyone else sick.
Masking is an act of resistance.
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‘We haven’t learned anything’: Readers despair over UK’s Covid response in 2025.
"Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers"
archive.md/9qPai
"Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers"
archive.md/9qPai
June 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
‘We haven’t learned anything’: Readers despair over UK’s Covid response in 2025.
"Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers"
archive.md/9qPai
"Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers"
archive.md/9qPai
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Dr Assal Rad—
“You can hear James Elder's desperation: 50,000 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥…𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱
“Every day humanitarians show us Israel’s atrocities and beg leaders to stop it.”
“You can hear James Elder's desperation: 50,000 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥…𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱
“Every day humanitarians show us Israel’s atrocities and beg leaders to stop it.”
June 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Dr Assal Rad—
“You can hear James Elder's desperation: 50,000 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥…𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱
“Every day humanitarians show us Israel’s atrocities and beg leaders to stop it.”
“You can hear James Elder's desperation: 50,000 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥…𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱
“Every day humanitarians show us Israel’s atrocities and beg leaders to stop it.”
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It's May and I'm seeing lots of people "sick" again and rationalizing it as a necessary part of life. Since hardly anyone is testing anymore, we have no idea what's spreading and how big a wave of anything is anymore. The "new normal" continues.
May 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It's May and I'm seeing lots of people "sick" again and rationalizing it as a necessary part of life. Since hardly anyone is testing anymore, we have no idea what's spreading and how big a wave of anything is anymore. The "new normal" continues.
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Extraordinary announcement behind cutting funding to one of the world's leading climate institutes, GFDL. Apparently it's (amongst other reasons) because climate modelling is leading to climate anxiety and therefore should be stopped. www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...
www.commerce.gov
April 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Extraordinary announcement behind cutting funding to one of the world's leading climate institutes, GFDL. Apparently it's (amongst other reasons) because climate modelling is leading to climate anxiety and therefore should be stopped. www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
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See this? Avoid Long Covid by not getting Covid. This virus does not care if you lift weights, drink green smoothies, treat your mother well. Covid does not discrimate. Take it seriously. It is not the flu.
#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver
#auspol
#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver
#auspol
The only way to avoid Long Covid is to not get Covid in the first place
If you’ve had Covid, the next best thing is to avoid getting it again
Repeat infections are NOT inevitable or harmless. That’s a comfortable lie told by governments who wanted us “back to normal” for the economy
Wear a mask!
If you’ve had Covid, the next best thing is to avoid getting it again
Repeat infections are NOT inevitable or harmless. That’s a comfortable lie told by governments who wanted us “back to normal” for the economy
Wear a mask!
March 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
See this? Avoid Long Covid by not getting Covid. This virus does not care if you lift weights, drink green smoothies, treat your mother well. Covid does not discrimate. Take it seriously. It is not the flu.
#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver
#auspol
#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver
#auspol
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Demonstrations for International Long COVID Awareness Day have sparked around the globe. We reached out to international organizers for photos from their actions to document the demonstrations and highlight their demands. bit.ly/4im6qFk
March 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Demonstrations for International Long COVID Awareness Day have sparked around the globe. We reached out to international organizers for photos from their actions to document the demonstrations and highlight their demands. bit.ly/4im6qFk
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This Long Covid Awareness Day, let's look at why people believe they don't know anyone with Long Covid.
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event that most people refuse to acknowledge.
When we face the truth & stop denying reality, we can save lives:
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event that most people refuse to acknowledge.
When we face the truth & stop denying reality, we can save lives:
I Don't Know Anyone With Long Covid
Yes. You do. This Long Covid Awareness Day I want to talk about the reasons why many people don't realize they have Long Covid, as well as why others choose to hide their diagnosis.
www.disabledginger.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This Long Covid Awareness Day, let's look at why people believe they don't know anyone with Long Covid.
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event that most people refuse to acknowledge.
When we face the truth & stop denying reality, we can save lives:
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event that most people refuse to acknowledge.
When we face the truth & stop denying reality, we can save lives:
Today is Long Covid Awareness Day!
On this day we acknowledge Australians and people around the planet mpacted by and living with Long Covid.
On this day we acknowledge Australians and people around the planet mpacted by and living with Long Covid.
March 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today is Long Covid Awareness Day!
On this day we acknowledge Australians and people around the planet mpacted by and living with Long Covid.
On this day we acknowledge Australians and people around the planet mpacted by and living with Long Covid.
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As we learned about Covid & airborne spread, we had an opportunity to adapt and limit transmission
Adaptation would have made public spaces more inclusive, healthcare settings safer & saved millions of lives
Instead we’ve embraced a eugenicist “you do you” approach that could take decades to undo
Adaptation would have made public spaces more inclusive, healthcare settings safer & saved millions of lives
Instead we’ve embraced a eugenicist “you do you” approach that could take decades to undo
February 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
As we learned about Covid & airborne spread, we had an opportunity to adapt and limit transmission
Adaptation would have made public spaces more inclusive, healthcare settings safer & saved millions of lives
Instead we’ve embraced a eugenicist “you do you” approach that could take decades to undo
Adaptation would have made public spaces more inclusive, healthcare settings safer & saved millions of lives
Instead we’ve embraced a eugenicist “you do you” approach that could take decades to undo
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Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
Covid still killing thousands, Revisiting the tragedy of immunity debt, Disappearing data, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
Covid still killing thousands, Revisiting the tragedy of immunity debt, Disappearing data, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
Covid still killing thousands, Revisiting the tragedy of immunity debt, Disappearing data, and more
Bonus Helping someone with Long Covid and Still more WTF Alberta!
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
Covid still killing thousands, Revisiting the tragedy of immunity debt, Disappearing data, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
Covid still killing thousands, Revisiting the tragedy of immunity debt, Disappearing data, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
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NEW 🦠‼️ Several countries and reports have called for the creation of an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics. Over the last two years, we brought global health law experts together with IPCC and IPBES members, and mapped out a blueprint for its scope and governance. 🔓 papers.ssrn.com/abstract=508...
The scientific mission and governance of an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics: lessons from the IPCC and IPBES
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<p><span>Pandemics pose a global threat to human-wellbeing, justice, economies, and ecosystems, comparable in urgency and impact to other planetary cris
papers.ssrn.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
NEW 🦠‼️ Several countries and reports have called for the creation of an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics. Over the last two years, we brought global health law experts together with IPCC and IPBES members, and mapped out a blueprint for its scope and governance. 🔓 papers.ssrn.com/abstract=508...
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I appreciate Dr Noor cutting right to the heart of the matter.
Criminalizing masks = forced infections.
Masks are a public health tool. They make spaces accessible. If you ban them, people will either need to stay home or consent to forced infection.
We should ALL be angry about this.
Criminalizing masks = forced infections.
Masks are a public health tool. They make spaces accessible. If you ban them, people will either need to stay home or consent to forced infection.
We should ALL be angry about this.
Healthy people should be allowed to wear a respirator so they can stay healthy.
Mask ban = enforced infections.
Mask ban = enforced infections.
January 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I appreciate Dr Noor cutting right to the heart of the matter.
Criminalizing masks = forced infections.
Masks are a public health tool. They make spaces accessible. If you ban them, people will either need to stay home or consent to forced infection.
We should ALL be angry about this.
Criminalizing masks = forced infections.
Masks are a public health tool. They make spaces accessible. If you ban them, people will either need to stay home or consent to forced infection.
We should ALL be angry about this.
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It’s 2025… can we start masking in hospitals this year?
Can we stop insinuating that hospital acquired covid is “inevitable” or that those who die were going to “die anyways”?
Can we call it what it is? An epic failure of infection control to protect those who put their lives in your hands:
Can we stop insinuating that hospital acquired covid is “inevitable” or that those who die were going to “die anyways”?
Can we call it what it is? An epic failure of infection control to protect those who put their lives in your hands:
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.
www.disabledginger.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It’s 2025… can we start masking in hospitals this year?
Can we stop insinuating that hospital acquired covid is “inevitable” or that those who die were going to “die anyways”?
Can we call it what it is? An epic failure of infection control to protect those who put their lives in your hands:
Can we stop insinuating that hospital acquired covid is “inevitable” or that those who die were going to “die anyways”?
Can we call it what it is? An epic failure of infection control to protect those who put their lives in your hands:
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It’s not equality if only you can access it.
It’s not justice if it only applies to some people.
It’s not freedom in society if it is not considerate of everyone’s need for freedom. It’s anarchy and oppression.
It’s not justice if it only applies to some people.
It’s not freedom in society if it is not considerate of everyone’s need for freedom. It’s anarchy and oppression.
December 16, 2024 at 1:56 AM
It’s not equality if only you can access it.
It’s not justice if it only applies to some people.
It’s not freedom in society if it is not considerate of everyone’s need for freedom. It’s anarchy and oppression.
It’s not justice if it only applies to some people.
It’s not freedom in society if it is not considerate of everyone’s need for freedom. It’s anarchy and oppression.
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Best week ever 💙
This week we launched our report 'Safer shared air - a critical accessibility and inclusion issue' at Australian Parliament House in Canberra. It was incredible to share this event and report with you, and highlight this issue that impacts so many Australians.
November 22, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Best week ever 💙