Auntie Smithbrainz
@smithbrainz.bsky.social
Lisa Smith. Writer, narrator, migraine advocate, connector of dots. Sarcasm free of charge. She/her. (I block at the drop of a hat. Nothing personal.)
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Unions representing doctors and nurses in the UK are asking the government to recognise the long term impacts of COVID-19 on health and care workers.
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #COVID19 #COVID
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #COVID19 #COVID
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Unions representing doctors and nurses in the UK are asking the government to recognise the long term impacts of COVID-19 on health and care workers.
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #COVID19 #COVID
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #COVID19 #COVID
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Is it bad that ghoul Peter Thiel sold all his NVIDIA stock (more than 537,000 shares)?
Peter Thiel dumps top AI stock, stirring bubble fears
A quiet selloff raises fresh questions about AI’s surge.
www.thestreet.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Is it bad that ghoul Peter Thiel sold all his NVIDIA stock (more than 537,000 shares)?
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This is what I told my Dad last night:
The TACO presidency is not over, but his aura of invincibility is.
It’s not one thing. It’s the cumulative effect of a shit economy, wildly unpopular tariffs, ICE terrorizing communities, his flip flopping on H-1B visas, redistricting not going all that well
The TACO presidency is not over, but his aura of invincibility is.
It’s not one thing. It’s the cumulative effect of a shit economy, wildly unpopular tariffs, ICE terrorizing communities, his flip flopping on H-1B visas, redistricting not going all that well
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is what I told my Dad last night:
The TACO presidency is not over, but his aura of invincibility is.
It’s not one thing. It’s the cumulative effect of a shit economy, wildly unpopular tariffs, ICE terrorizing communities, his flip flopping on H-1B visas, redistricting not going all that well
The TACO presidency is not over, but his aura of invincibility is.
It’s not one thing. It’s the cumulative effect of a shit economy, wildly unpopular tariffs, ICE terrorizing communities, his flip flopping on H-1B visas, redistricting not going all that well
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“Trump blew Clinton” is an amazing social media cycle, but “Trump blew someone or something named Bubba and Jeffrey Epstein’s brother did not claim otherwise when contacted for comment” is the perfect thing to settle on for next week’s mainstream media cycle
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Trump blew Clinton” is an amazing social media cycle, but “Trump blew someone or something named Bubba and Jeffrey Epstein’s brother did not claim otherwise when contacted for comment” is the perfect thing to settle on for next week’s mainstream media cycle
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I personally know 4 restaurant managers (2 are kitchen, 2 are general) here in Ashevile, and all of them have confirmed they will not be serving ICE at their restaurants and will trespass them if they refuse to elave
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I personally know 4 restaurant managers (2 are kitchen, 2 are general) here in Ashevile, and all of them have confirmed they will not be serving ICE at their restaurants and will trespass them if they refuse to elave
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
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Learn more about #migraine and #IBS, #MCAS, #POTS, & #hEDS at this upcoming talk hosted by @milesformigraine.bsky.social.
Dec. 12, 4:30p ET
#MigraineChat #NEISvoid
Dec. 12, 4:30p ET
#MigraineChat #NEISvoid
Exploring Migraine with IBS, MCAS, POTS, and hEDS (Instagram Live Event)
Learn how migraine interacts with several chronic conditions including POTS, IBS, mast cell activation syndrome, hEDS and more.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Learn more about #migraine and #IBS, #MCAS, #POTS, & #hEDS at this upcoming talk hosted by @milesformigraine.bsky.social.
Dec. 12, 4:30p ET
#MigraineChat #NEISvoid
Dec. 12, 4:30p ET
#MigraineChat #NEISvoid
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Masking makes sense. SARS-CoV-2 can persist, and new evidence from France shows infected megakaryocytes + platelets — meaning real blood involvement. This virus isn’t just respiratory, and protecting your air protects your blood.
Don’t know anything about viral persistence? Know that it’s the norm👇
Don’t know anything about viral persistence? Know that it’s the norm👇
"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 8:19 PM
Masking makes sense. SARS-CoV-2 can persist, and new evidence from France shows infected megakaryocytes + platelets — meaning real blood involvement. This virus isn’t just respiratory, and protecting your air protects your blood.
Don’t know anything about viral persistence? Know that it’s the norm👇
Don’t know anything about viral persistence? Know that it’s the norm👇
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
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It’s pretty simple.
When you do a huge armed midnight raid on an apartment building rounding up and terrorizing children and later find out there were no criminals there everyone involved resigns in shame and we have loud showy Congressional hearings.
When you do a huge armed midnight raid on an apartment building rounding up and terrorizing children and later find out there were no criminals there everyone involved resigns in shame and we have loud showy Congressional hearings.
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It’s pretty simple.
When you do a huge armed midnight raid on an apartment building rounding up and terrorizing children and later find out there were no criminals there everyone involved resigns in shame and we have loud showy Congressional hearings.
When you do a huge armed midnight raid on an apartment building rounding up and terrorizing children and later find out there were no criminals there everyone involved resigns in shame and we have loud showy Congressional hearings.
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Every unmasked face in public space says to all who recognize the scientific truth of COVID that WE are not enough, that we are not worthy of protection, of respect.
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Every unmasked face in public space says to all who recognize the scientific truth of COVID that WE are not enough, that we are not worthy of protection, of respect.
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Wearing an N95 in all shared spaces is a revolutionary act. It shows everyone that you refuse to accept the lies billionaires need you to believe.
More than any words on a t-shirt, sticker, or sign, a mask shows you refuse to sacrifice an "other" for your comfort.
You're an "other" to somebody.
More than any words on a t-shirt, sticker, or sign, a mask shows you refuse to sacrifice an "other" for your comfort.
You're an "other" to somebody.
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wearing an N95 in all shared spaces is a revolutionary act. It shows everyone that you refuse to accept the lies billionaires need you to believe.
More than any words on a t-shirt, sticker, or sign, a mask shows you refuse to sacrifice an "other" for your comfort.
You're an "other" to somebody.
More than any words on a t-shirt, sticker, or sign, a mask shows you refuse to sacrifice an "other" for your comfort.
You're an "other" to somebody.
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I really really wish more people understood how toxic AI is. It's not taking over menial work so the human experience can be enhanced. It's poorly replicating work people actually *like* doing at a cost that makes its poor quality worth it to C Suites.
It is explicitly anti-worker, and anti-art.
It is explicitly anti-worker, and anti-art.
AI sucks dogshit btw and anyone working on it is creating a tool to oppress people like myself, fuck you
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I really really wish more people understood how toxic AI is. It's not taking over menial work so the human experience can be enhanced. It's poorly replicating work people actually *like* doing at a cost that makes its poor quality worth it to C Suites.
It is explicitly anti-worker, and anti-art.
It is explicitly anti-worker, and anti-art.
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Unsurprisingly, none of the “brain training interventions” tested in the RECOVER-NEURO Long Covid trial showed efficacy
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interventions for Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID
This randomized clinical trial investigates if evidence-based rehabilitation strategies improve cognitive symptoms in persons with long COVID.
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Unsurprisingly, none of the “brain training interventions” tested in the RECOVER-NEURO Long Covid trial showed efficacy
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Today's #goodnews is about Boston nonprofit that runs a 10-week class teaching teens how to care for & fix bikes. Once they graduate, they get to keep the bike.
About 200 teens work in the shop repairing bikes every year. They ship them all over the country & even set up in other countries. ☺️
About 200 teens work in the shop repairing bikes every year. They ship them all over the country & even set up in other countries. ☺️
Teens at this Boston bike shop have refurbished 80,000 bikes for people in need
Bikes Not Bombs has been operational since 1984.
www.goodgoodgood.co
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today's #goodnews is about Boston nonprofit that runs a 10-week class teaching teens how to care for & fix bikes. Once they graduate, they get to keep the bike.
About 200 teens work in the shop repairing bikes every year. They ship them all over the country & even set up in other countries. ☺️
About 200 teens work in the shop repairing bikes every year. They ship them all over the country & even set up in other countries. ☺️
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"Long COVID advocacy is more than lobbying Congress: Here are some ways to get involved"
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/11/l...
Discussion of different advocacy strategies used by patient groups around the world.
#LongCovid @thesicktimes.org
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/11/l...
Discussion of different advocacy strategies used by patient groups around the world.
#LongCovid @thesicktimes.org
Long COVID advocacy is more than lobbying Congress: Here are some ways to get involved - The Sick Times
People with infection associated chronic conditions (IACCs) use a broad range of strategies to fight for awareness and better care.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Long COVID advocacy is more than lobbying Congress: Here are some ways to get involved"
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/11/l...
Discussion of different advocacy strategies used by patient groups around the world.
#LongCovid @thesicktimes.org
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/11/l...
Discussion of different advocacy strategies used by patient groups around the world.
#LongCovid @thesicktimes.org
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If no one in your timeline is grieving the loss of Alice Wong today then you’re not hearing from enough disabled people or even people who listen to disabled people.
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If no one in your timeline is grieving the loss of Alice Wong today then you’re not hearing from enough disabled people or even people who listen to disabled people.
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
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The thing about elon going to epstein island in 2014 is that Epstein very publicly became a registered convicted sex offender in 2008, 6 years earlier.
Note: Epstein set up Elon's brother Kimbal with a girlfriend in 2011, 3 years after Epstein became a registered convicted sex offender.
Note: Epstein set up Elon's brother Kimbal with a girlfriend in 2011, 3 years after Epstein became a registered convicted sex offender.
September 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The thing about elon going to epstein island in 2014 is that Epstein very publicly became a registered convicted sex offender in 2008, 6 years earlier.
Note: Epstein set up Elon's brother Kimbal with a girlfriend in 2011, 3 years after Epstein became a registered convicted sex offender.
Note: Epstein set up Elon's brother Kimbal with a girlfriend in 2011, 3 years after Epstein became a registered convicted sex offender.
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'Prevention of COVID/Long COVID must not be a 'lost cause'. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social
Reality: airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated classrooms, high-quality HEPA filtration could help bring down transmission!'
👇RECOVER study PASC in children
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Reality: airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated classrooms, high-quality HEPA filtration could help bring down transmission!'
👇RECOVER study PASC in children
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
June 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
'Prevention of COVID/Long COVID must not be a 'lost cause'. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social
Reality: airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated classrooms, high-quality HEPA filtration could help bring down transmission!'
👇RECOVER study PASC in children
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Reality: airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated classrooms, high-quality HEPA filtration could help bring down transmission!'
👇RECOVER study PASC in children
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
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For the fifty billionth time: I don't want society to shut down. I want you to mask at the fucking hospital, bus, airport, school, and grocery store, if you can.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
For the fifty billionth time: I don't want society to shut down. I want you to mask at the fucking hospital, bus, airport, school, and grocery store, if you can.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
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Can't emphasize how damaging this is. A single non-scientist—Peter Bogner—holds all power & makes all decisions at GISAID & provides no justifications for any of them, except blatantly false ones.
He has that power because he conned rich & powerful people into giving it to him. Enough.
He has that power because he conned rich & powerful people into giving it to him. Enough.
I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear:
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Can't emphasize how damaging this is. A single non-scientist—Peter Bogner—holds all power & makes all decisions at GISAID & provides no justifications for any of them, except blatantly false ones.
He has that power because he conned rich & powerful people into giving it to him. Enough.
He has that power because he conned rich & powerful people into giving it to him. Enough.
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In case you missed it.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
The ‘invented persona’ behind a key pandemic database
GISAID offers a safe space to post viral genomes. Peter Bogner, its perplexing creator and overseer, may be jeopardizing its future
www.science.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In case you missed it.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...