Steph 🌿
@stephweather.bsky.social
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The thought that has been consistently on my mind through this pandemic is, "I don't want to be the reason why someone died." The fact that that thought is so foreign to many people represents how utterly fragmented our lives have become & just how much work remains to be done on disability justice.
December 11, 2023 at 8:21 AM
The thought that has been consistently on my mind through this pandemic is, "I don't want to be the reason why someone died." The fact that that thought is so foreign to many people represents how utterly fragmented our lives have become & just how much work remains to be done on disability justice.
I got my mom to agree to start masking again in her small little town. No wastewater sampling in her entire county!
December 11, 2023 at 3:18 PM
I got my mom to agree to start masking again in her small little town. No wastewater sampling in her entire county!
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"As energy-depleting illnesses that disproportionately affect women, long Covid and M.E./C.F.S. are easily belittled by a sexist society that trivializes women’s pain, and a capitalist one that values people according to their productivity."
Excellent and necessary op-ed by @edyong209.bsky.social
Excellent and necessary op-ed by @edyong209.bsky.social
Opinion | Reporting on Long Covid Taught Me to Be a Better Journalist
Covering long Covid solidified my view that science is not the objective, neutral force that it is often caricatured to be.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2023 at 2:49 PM
"As energy-depleting illnesses that disproportionately affect women, long Covid and M.E./C.F.S. are easily belittled by a sexist society that trivializes women’s pain, and a capitalist one that values people according to their productivity."
Excellent and necessary op-ed by @edyong209.bsky.social
Excellent and necessary op-ed by @edyong209.bsky.social
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The United States was just the one solo vote against a ceasefire on the UN security council. Beyond shameful.
December 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM
The United States was just the one solo vote against a ceasefire on the UN security council. Beyond shameful.
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Many don't want to wear masks again as masks remind them of the trauma of 2020, and wearing them feels like going back. In reality, mask wearing is a sign of progress. They show we've learned from 2020 there's a simple step we can all take to protect our health. Not wearing masks is going backwards.
December 8, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Many don't want to wear masks again as masks remind them of the trauma of 2020, and wearing them feels like going back. In reality, mask wearing is a sign of progress. They show we've learned from 2020 there's a simple step we can all take to protect our health. Not wearing masks is going backwards.
Good thread calling out the poor state of public health in Canada, specifically, but it applies to the US as well.
A short thread on the contents of this article: "Kids cared for in hallways as viral illness overflows ER at McMaster Children’s Hospital" 1/4
www.thestar.com/news/gta/kid...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/kid...
Kids cared for in hallways as viral illness overflows ER at McMaster Children’s Hospital
Scheduled care postponed to cope with surge of sick kids combined with severe staff shortage
www.thestar.com
December 8, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Good thread calling out the poor state of public health in Canada, specifically, but it applies to the US as well.
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The reminders to mask up again are infuriating because at no point since 2020 has it been advisable not to mask. Again yes, but should've never stopped, but I'll try to be tolerant.
December 7, 2023 at 9:32 PM
The reminders to mask up again are infuriating because at no point since 2020 has it been advisable not to mask. Again yes, but should've never stopped, but I'll try to be tolerant.
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If you claim to be a leftist and are not masking in public, you need to start asking yourself whether your theory informs your praxis in any meaningful way.
December 7, 2023 at 6:11 PM
If you claim to be a leftist and are not masking in public, you need to start asking yourself whether your theory informs your praxis in any meaningful way.
A super important thread here!
The Census Bureau is proposing a new measure of disability that will cut the count of disabled people by about 40% in the American Community Survey. It’s not a technical change -- it has the potential to impact funding & civil rights and so few people are paying attention: npwf.info/47KJH0I
December 6, 2023 at 7:28 PM
A super important thread here!
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This is bad. Atlanta is proposing a blanket ban on masks. (Sounds like healthcare workers & religious face coverings might be exempt)
There is no evidence mask bans reduce crime. But mask bans do increase disease spread, violate free expression rights, & are misused to stop & frisk people of color.
There is no evidence mask bans reduce crime. But mask bans do increase disease spread, violate free expression rights, & are misused to stop & frisk people of color.
December 5, 2023 at 5:57 AM
This is bad. Atlanta is proposing a blanket ban on masks. (Sounds like healthcare workers & religious face coverings might be exempt)
There is no evidence mask bans reduce crime. But mask bans do increase disease spread, violate free expression rights, & are misused to stop & frisk people of color.
There is no evidence mask bans reduce crime. But mask bans do increase disease spread, violate free expression rights, & are misused to stop & frisk people of color.
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Portland, Oregon wastewater shows "sustained increase" of SARS-Cov-2, but the levels of virus have been pretty high all along. It is not getting better. Everyone just gets sicker.
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsNotOver
December 4, 2023 at 1:13 AM
Portland, Oregon wastewater shows "sustained increase" of SARS-Cov-2, but the levels of virus have been pretty high all along. It is not getting better. Everyone just gets sicker.
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsNotOver
Equity, diversity, and inclusion cannot happen without robust covid safety measures. Your events are not inclusive if they don't *require* masking, good ventilation, and offer a virtual option.
Thread by @lisa_iannattone on Thread Reader App
@lisa_iannattone: If your institution is hosting an event on equity, diversity and inclusion without having given a single thought to covid safety, effectively rendering your EDI event inaccessible to...
threadreaderapp.com
December 2, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Equity, diversity, and inclusion cannot happen without robust covid safety measures. Your events are not inclusive if they don't *require* masking, good ventilation, and offer a virtual option.
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tell your friends you can stop getting sick all the time, reducing your risk and limiting how often you catch covid is easy to do.
#covidisnotover
#covidisnotover
December 1, 2023 at 8:46 AM
tell your friends you can stop getting sick all the time, reducing your risk and limiting how often you catch covid is easy to do.
#covidisnotover
#covidisnotover
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Remote work has made employment more accessible than ever, and increased the number of disabled people with jobs.
Working from home can also cut the carbon footprint of employees in half.
Forcing people back to the office goes against workers' rights, disability justice, and climate justice.
Working from home can also cut the carbon footprint of employees in half.
Forcing people back to the office goes against workers' rights, disability justice, and climate justice.
Scoop: Inside the Biden White House's aggressive back-to-office push
The White House chief of staff wants to inject more urgency into the effort.
www.axios.com
November 30, 2023 at 8:24 PM
Remote work has made employment more accessible than ever, and increased the number of disabled people with jobs.
Working from home can also cut the carbon footprint of employees in half.
Forcing people back to the office goes against workers' rights, disability justice, and climate justice.
Working from home can also cut the carbon footprint of employees in half.
Forcing people back to the office goes against workers' rights, disability justice, and climate justice.
Hey @johnsnowproject.bsky.social I love your content, but many of the images that pop up when I share your articles with others, esp via text, are way over the top. Kids in toxic waste attached to an article debunking immunity debt does nothing to legitimize your otherwise stellar info.
November 30, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Hey @johnsnowproject.bsky.social I love your content, but many of the images that pop up when I share your articles with others, esp via text, are way over the top. Kids in toxic waste attached to an article debunking immunity debt does nothing to legitimize your otherwise stellar info.
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You know that "countries the English have invaded" map that lists most of the countries on the planet?
A "countries Kissinger did genocide in" map would look very similar
A "countries Kissinger did genocide in" map would look very similar
You know you did a lot of war crimes when people have to write articles saying you have continents worth of war crimes that are overlooked deep cuts
Henry Kissinger's War Crimes in Africa Should Not Be Forgotten
November 30, 2023 at 12:46 PM
You know that "countries the English have invaded" map that lists most of the countries on the planet?
A "countries Kissinger did genocide in" map would look very similar
A "countries Kissinger did genocide in" map would look very similar
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I'm signed up for the Consumer Protection emails about product recalls and the number of them that are "sold exclusively through Amazon" or "sold exclusively through Walmart" is a lot
Many people don’t realize products at Walmart are often manufactured specifically for Walmart - to much lower quality standards. The same/similar item sold elsewhere may literally be a better product. I think about this a lot as a data point re: the overall ongoing decline of goods and services.
This occurred to me this morning as everyone is scratching their heads trying to figure out why everyone thinks the economy is bad. I think my theory is a good one: even those of us with more money are getting shittier products and services, so even "more" feels like less because it's lower quality.
November 30, 2023 at 3:01 PM
I'm signed up for the Consumer Protection emails about product recalls and the number of them that are "sold exclusively through Amazon" or "sold exclusively through Walmart" is a lot
If an article references "immunity debt" as the reason for more viral infections this winter, stop reading. Research keeps on showing us that covid dysregulates the immune system, not the precautions we took to keep from getting covid. This dumbass "theory" benefits the economy, not our health.
November 29, 2023 at 11:59 PM
If an article references "immunity debt" as the reason for more viral infections this winter, stop reading. Research keeps on showing us that covid dysregulates the immune system, not the precautions we took to keep from getting covid. This dumbass "theory" benefits the economy, not our health.
#MaskUp! Covid isn't the only thing coming for ya. Despite what HICPAC is recommending to the CDC, surgical masks will not protect you the way an N95 or KN95 will. Public health policy is non-existent.
CDC Advised To Weaken Infection Protections As Mysterious Pneumonia Brews Overseas
A CDC advisory group has recommended relaxing infection control protections despite ongoing hospital-acquired Covid19 and risk of new emerging pathogens.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2023 at 11:51 PM
#MaskUp! Covid isn't the only thing coming for ya. Despite what HICPAC is recommending to the CDC, surgical masks will not protect you the way an N95 or KN95 will. Public health policy is non-existent.
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"Biobot Analytics updated their SARS-CoV-2 wastewater dataset, showing that transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 has risen 50% in the last four weeks and is quickly approaching the late-summer peak of the last wave that drove up hospitalizations & deaths."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
COVID cases in the US have risen 50 percent in four weeks
Undoutbedly, concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater will surge even more in the weeks ahead, as the impacts of record holiday travel on viral transmission are fully logged.
www.wsws.org
November 29, 2023 at 6:47 PM
"Biobot Analytics updated their SARS-CoV-2 wastewater dataset, showing that transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 has risen 50% in the last four weeks and is quickly approaching the late-summer peak of the last wave that drove up hospitalizations & deaths."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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cool story, bro.
but what if I told you it was ALL bullshit from the get go designed to gobble up subsidies, stall meaningful REAL mass transit options, and generate completely unrealistic and insane company valuations?
but what if I told you it was ALL bullshit from the get go designed to gobble up subsidies, stall meaningful REAL mass transit options, and generate completely unrealistic and insane company valuations?
November 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM
cool story, bro.
but what if I told you it was ALL bullshit from the get go designed to gobble up subsidies, stall meaningful REAL mass transit options, and generate completely unrealistic and insane company valuations?
but what if I told you it was ALL bullshit from the get go designed to gobble up subsidies, stall meaningful REAL mass transit options, and generate completely unrealistic and insane company valuations?
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"If you're puzzled as to why governments and public health departments almost never mention even the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 induced immune dysregulation it's because to do so would be to admit the greatest mistake ever made in the history of health policy."
November 28, 2023 at 4:53 PM
"If you're puzzled as to why governments and public health departments almost never mention even the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 induced immune dysregulation it's because to do so would be to admit the greatest mistake ever made in the history of health policy."