SpekBee
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Likes: Clean air, masks, adapting to changing realities. And derpy cats.
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DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
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Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
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CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.
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Val and I checked repeatedly because we simply couldn't believe no national or local news organizations covered this letter from 18 AGs in support of trans youth care and against FTC overreach.
If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.
If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.
On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US.
And nobody covered it.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
And nobody covered it.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
State AGs Defend Trans Americans in Stunning Rebuke to Trump’s FTC — Assigned
Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.
www.assignedmedia.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Val and I checked repeatedly because we simply couldn't believe no national or local news organizations covered this letter from 18 AGs in support of trans youth care and against FTC overreach.
If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.
If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.
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HHS has also announced in a statement that public health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Vaccines for Children, will cover the Covid shots. That and more in my newly updated explainer:
Can You Still Get the Covid Shot?
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
HHS has also announced in a statement that public health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Vaccines for Children, will cover the Covid shots. That and more in my newly updated explainer:
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Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient."
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
I have reached out to CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to ask how they will apply these recommendations to people seeking vaccines at their pharmacies. I cannot provide any info on how this will affect your ability to get a vaccine right now, because I don't know yet.
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient."
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
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NEW: RFK Jr.'s HHS has committed to prioritizing Long COVID, but it's unclear if the agency will dedicate new funding to research and supports.
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
Kennedy’s HHS commits to Long COVID, but without clear funding - The Sick Times
Following two roundtable discussions with leading researchers and government officials — but limited patient engagement — HHS announced a public awareness campaign and medical resource platform
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September 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEW: RFK Jr.'s HHS has committed to prioritizing Long COVID, but it's unclear if the agency will dedicate new funding to research and supports.
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
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www.denverpost.com/2025/09/10/e... "The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School that killed 12 students and one teacher."
2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting; suspect also hospitalized
At least three students from Evergreen High School, including a suspected shooter, are in critical condition after a shooting involving an “active assailant,” Jefferson County officials…
www.denverpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/10/e... "The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School that killed 12 students and one teacher."
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September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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AI companies in general and OpenAI in particular are part of an authoritarian project to centralize power.
That's actually how I would define AI tools: not by their tech stack, but by their political goals. @ali-alkhatib.com wrote a great piece about this and I cosign 100%
That's actually how I would define AI tools: not by their tech stack, but by their political goals. @ali-alkhatib.com wrote a great piece about this and I cosign 100%
Ali Alkhatib: Defining AI
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September 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
AI companies in general and OpenAI in particular are part of an authoritarian project to centralize power.
That's actually how I would define AI tools: not by their tech stack, but by their political goals. @ali-alkhatib.com wrote a great piece about this and I cosign 100%
That's actually how I would define AI tools: not by their tech stack, but by their political goals. @ali-alkhatib.com wrote a great piece about this and I cosign 100%
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Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.
I am lightly horrified by how many people have now looked up their books and found out their publishers (who often were required contractually!!!!) just... didn't register the copyrights on books. Not all of them! Just sporadically!
This is not just one publisher, I've seen all the big ones now.
This is not just one publisher, I've seen all the big ones now.
Today is the day authors are learning how many of their publishers straight up blew off registering copyright and I feel like that deserves a class action suit of its own if it costs everyone their settlement money from the Anthropic suit... 😒🤬
August 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.
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Traveling soon? Stay protected during the COVID-19 surge by wearing a high-quality mask in crowded or indoor spaces like an N95, KN95 or KF94. Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
August 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Traveling soon? Stay protected during the COVID-19 surge by wearing a high-quality mask in crowded or indoor spaces like an N95, KN95 or KF94. Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
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Check out the EPA's new Activity Book for kids to learn about the importance of clean indoor air and ways to improve IAQ.
Link to the FREE PDF (for kids AND for grown-ups too): www.epa.gov/system/files...
Link to the FREE PDF (for kids AND for grown-ups too): www.epa.gov/system/files...
August 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Check out the EPA's new Activity Book for kids to learn about the importance of clean indoor air and ways to improve IAQ.
Link to the FREE PDF (for kids AND for grown-ups too): www.epa.gov/system/files...
Link to the FREE PDF (for kids AND for grown-ups too): www.epa.gov/system/files...
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When scientists say things like, "opening a window lowers the risk of transmission by 38%", where do they get these numbers? Well, they use airborne transmission models.
In my latest explainer video I walk through the history of these models, what they do, and what the don't.
In my latest explainer video I walk through the history of these models, what they do, and what the don't.
August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When scientists say things like, "opening a window lowers the risk of transmission by 38%", where do they get these numbers? Well, they use airborne transmission models.
In my latest explainer video I walk through the history of these models, what they do, and what the don't.
In my latest explainer video I walk through the history of these models, what they do, and what the don't.
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I'll say it again, as this is ramping up: if you gave access to the archives of goverment data and information, it is your moral responsibility to make sure that untouched versions get preserved, now. There are people worh archival expertise who can help you, if you don't have it yourself. Start now
The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
US to rewrite its past national climate reports
US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
www.france24.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'll say it again, as this is ramping up: if you gave access to the archives of goverment data and information, it is your moral responsibility to make sure that untouched versions get preserved, now. There are people worh archival expertise who can help you, if you don't have it yourself. Start now
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Here it is. geniusbastard.blogspot.com/2025/07/too-...
Too Good to be True: Generation X Men and Superman
Superman (played by David Corenswet) turning himself in to the feds. If the words “Gen X” have begun to give you an almost adverse physical...
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July 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Here it is. geniusbastard.blogspot.com/2025/07/too-...
Not necessarily good news. Fed funding cut for wastewater testing: www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/pu...
June 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Not necessarily good news. Fed funding cut for wastewater testing: www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/pu...
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"Projections suggest the Nimbus subvariant comprises 55% of circulating virus in California, up from observations of just 2% in April..."
#CovidIsntOver
#MaskUp
#WearARespirator
#Covid
#California
www.latimes.com/california/s...
#CovidIsntOver
#MaskUp
#WearARespirator
#Covid
#California
www.latimes.com/california/s...
COVID 'razor blade throat' rises as new subvariant spreads in California
COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new, highly contagious subvariant — featuring 'razor blade throat' symptoms overseas — is becoming increasingly dominant.
www.latimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
"Projections suggest the Nimbus subvariant comprises 55% of circulating virus in California, up from observations of just 2% in April..."
#CovidIsntOver
#MaskUp
#WearARespirator
#Covid
#California
www.latimes.com/california/s...
#CovidIsntOver
#MaskUp
#WearARespirator
#Covid
#California
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Here's the link to the livestream on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/xwjcOMY...
May 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's the link to the livestream on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/xwjcOMY...
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🗣 I'm reposting this for folks who missed it. *Please* read this new intro.❗️
Too often, when resources become limited, many people's 1st impulse is to ask themselves how to game the situation; how to dodge the restrictions that others are forced to live with. I saw it when covid vaccines...
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Too often, when resources become limited, many people's 1st impulse is to ask themselves how to game the situation; how to dodge the restrictions that others are forced to live with. I saw it when covid vaccines...
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I was asked what concrete steps folks can take to ensure access to covid vax for their familes. Below is a thread of actions you may wish to take. I would coordinate with like-minded others in your state (on 🦋 or thru. Facebook "still coviding" groups) as much as possible. We need collective action.
People talk big about medical tourism, but I highly doubt many Americans will head over the border for a covid vax; there are simply far, far too many steps & impediments, even for those who theoretically could.
I don't think MoCs & governors can do much either, though it might be a good idea...
I don't think MoCs & governors can do much either, though it might be a good idea...
May 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
🗣 I'm reposting this for folks who missed it. *Please* read this new intro.❗️
Too often, when resources become limited, many people's 1st impulse is to ask themselves how to game the situation; how to dodge the restrictions that others are forced to live with. I saw it when covid vaccines...
🧵1/6
Too often, when resources become limited, many people's 1st impulse is to ask themselves how to game the situation; how to dodge the restrictions that others are forced to live with. I saw it when covid vaccines...
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Uline's owners are the 2nd biggest political donors to Trump, so found a non-MAGA alt rec'd on Reddi: EcoEnclose. For shipping boxes for original comic art, so I got EXACTLY the size I wanted. It's half the price once you add in shipping to my house from Uline. EcoEnc $120.32 vs Uline $238.38.
May 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Uline's owners are the 2nd biggest political donors to Trump, so found a non-MAGA alt rec'd on Reddi: EcoEnclose. For shipping boxes for original comic art, so I got EXACTLY the size I wanted. It's half the price once you add in shipping to my house from Uline. EcoEnc $120.32 vs Uline $238.38.
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👾 Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are.
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
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 7:57 PM
👾 Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are.
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
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if you are among the more than 5 million people getting notice today that your student loans are going into collections
Debt Collective is a great resource for activism and solidarity among borrowers
Debt Collective is a great resource for activism and solidarity among borrowers
May 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
if you are among the more than 5 million people getting notice today that your student loans are going into collections
Debt Collective is a great resource for activism and solidarity among borrowers
Debt Collective is a great resource for activism and solidarity among borrowers