Martin Grimshaw Has Long Covid
@thrivingplanet.bsky.social
Was: Facilitation & organisational culture nerd for do-gooders; climate & sustainability. Healthy, athletic; MTB, ski, mountaineering, outdoors. Everything on pause: Long Covid is brutal.
A lot funnier IRL
Lancaster, North West England (Plague Island). ⓥ
A lot funnier IRL
Lancaster, North West England (Plague Island). ⓥ
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COVID-19: A NEW DISEASE PARADIGM
What if SARS-CoV-2 continues to infect us even after the initial symptoms fade?
johnsnowproject.org
In Sep '23 this John Snow Project* article drew together the science on Covid viral persistence, advancing a hypothesis with implications so great most prefer to pretend it's not happening*.
🚨 There is only Long Covid & asymptomatic #LongCovid 🚨
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🚨 There is only Long Covid & asymptomatic #LongCovid 🚨
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johnsnowproject.org/insights/a-n...
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This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
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So so close to £200,000!
Other parties are funded by the super rich, hedge funders with private healthcare, oil and gas and arms traders.
We're growing our movement with the people.
If you want to help take the fight to Reform - please do chip in!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Other parties are funded by the super rich, hedge funders with private healthcare, oil and gas and arms traders.
We're growing our movement with the people.
If you want to help take the fight to Reform - please do chip in!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, we hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
So so close to £200,000!
Other parties are funded by the super rich, hedge funders with private healthcare, oil and gas and arms traders.
We're growing our movement with the people.
If you want to help take the fight to Reform - please do chip in!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Other parties are funded by the super rich, hedge funders with private healthcare, oil and gas and arms traders.
We're growing our movement with the people.
If you want to help take the fight to Reform - please do chip in!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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I know the way relationships and romantic love are portrayed in our society differs a lot from ours. It’s easy to compare your life to the norm, even when life as a bedbound, disabled and severely ill person is totally different. We are allowed to define what love and a relationship look like to us.
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I know the way relationships and romantic love are portrayed in our society differs a lot from ours. It’s easy to compare your life to the norm, even when life as a bedbound, disabled and severely ill person is totally different. We are allowed to define what love and a relationship look like to us.
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Two final points.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
Since we released this @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social documentary two years ago, more information has come to light that Boris Johnson went to this meeting to discuss a 'backchannel' to Putin with Alexander Lebedev, who was working for the Kremlin in Crimea at the time
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Two final points.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev
In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle
Just ponder that.
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'The virus’ rapid evolution + growing ability to infect mammals... could dramatically increase future risks to humans.
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
'The virus’ rapid evolution + growing ability to infect mammals... could dramatically increase future risks to humans.
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
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'What surprised them was that 16.3% of those babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by three years, compared with 9.7% of the babies who were not exposed to COVID-19 in utero'.
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
'What surprised them was that 16.3% of those babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by three years, compared with 9.7% of the babies who were not exposed to COVID-19 in utero'.
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
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"Oxfam identified 23 superyachts owned by 18 billionaires and estimates the average annual carbon footprint of each of these yachts to be 5,672 tons, which is more than three times the emissions of the billionaires' private jets," ...
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"Oxfam identified 23 superyachts owned by 18 billionaires and estimates the average annual carbon footprint of each of these yachts to be 5,672 tons, which is more than three times the emissions of the billionaires' private jets," ...
'The virus’ rapid evolution + growing ability to infect mammals... could dramatically increase future risks to humans.
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
'The virus’ rapid evolution + growing ability to infect mammals... could dramatically increase future risks to humans.
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
This is not the H5N1 of the 2000s...the report...which analyzed >18,000 virus samples worldwide 2015-2024 warns the virus has become far more diverse, widespread & unpredictable.'
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Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
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Hundreds of teachers died in the first wave. To this day, many people think none did, because govt convinced people Covid wouldn't spread in schools! Thousands are still struggling with ongoing health issues. Too many had to quit teaching because of it.
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hundreds of teachers died in the first wave. To this day, many people think none did, because govt convinced people Covid wouldn't spread in schools! Thousands are still struggling with ongoing health issues. Too many had to quit teaching because of it.
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I will always remember the 'public don't need masks' line - but underneath it all was the other story that we didn't have enough masks for health care.
The public did need masks, we just didn't have enough, so they lied we didn't need them... until we did.
It was all there to be seen.
The public did need masks, we just didn't have enough, so they lied we didn't need them... until we did.
It was all there to be seen.
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I will always remember the 'public don't need masks' line - but underneath it all was the other story that we didn't have enough masks for health care.
The public did need masks, we just didn't have enough, so they lied we didn't need them... until we did.
It was all there to be seen.
The public did need masks, we just didn't have enough, so they lied we didn't need them... until we did.
It was all there to be seen.
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Men who like Girls [Ed: *women*] are obviously GAY!
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Men who like Girls [Ed: *women*] are obviously GAY!
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
Men who like Girls [Ed: *women*] are obviously GAY!
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Men who like Girls [Ed: *women*] are obviously GAY!
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
Every Red Blooded Alpha Man knows that Real MEN don't hang out with GIRLS [Ed: *women*]. REAL MEN pump iron in tight skimpy vests with other MEN, admiring each other's muscles & bulges, mmm man sweat.
[see also: eating pussy is GAY! apparently]
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An Elephant Hawk-moth from a few years back. Going through old, unused shots that didn't make the cut at the time is currently the only way to get my moth-fix. #teammoth
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
An Elephant Hawk-moth from a few years back. Going through old, unused shots that didn't make the cut at the time is currently the only way to get my moth-fix. #teammoth
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November’s #RewildingWins have landed 🦅
Share these positive news stories and follow us for your monthly dose of #RewildingHope.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Share these positive news stories and follow us for your monthly dose of #RewildingHope.
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One of Zack Polanski’s under-appreciated political talents is an ability to switch instantly from upbeat, slightly silly fun to utter, heartfelt sincerity. I saw him do it in his conference speech and he does it in this slightly absurd film. It’s curiously moving.
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of Zack Polanski’s under-appreciated political talents is an ability to switch instantly from upbeat, slightly silly fun to utter, heartfelt sincerity. I saw him do it in his conference speech and he does it in this slightly absurd film. It’s curiously moving.
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Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Excellent responses from Zack Polanski about investing in climate adaptation and insulating homes.
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Excellent responses from Zack Polanski about investing in climate adaptation and insulating homes.
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Raise £100,000 to turn our incredible momentum into election wins. Will you help us beat reform in May?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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This is *exactly* the right level of cringe for cut through. Can you imagine any other party leader pulling this off?
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is *exactly* the right level of cringe for cut through. Can you imagine any other party leader pulling this off?
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Why do so many prominent Brexiteers live in France? Nigel Lawson; Andrew Neil; and former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP David Coburn. Asked to account for himself in the Nathan Gill story it turns out he lives in a French chateau. The brazen hypocrisy of this lot is just staggering!
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Why do so many prominent Brexiteers live in France? Nigel Lawson; Andrew Neil; and former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP David Coburn. Asked to account for himself in the Nathan Gill story it turns out he lives in a French chateau. The brazen hypocrisy of this lot is just staggering!
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I’m all in. I’ll be joining today and donating. Sick of negative hate filled politics. A breath of fresh air @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Thank you for the hope.
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I’m all in. I’ll be joining today and donating. Sick of negative hate filled politics. A breath of fresh air @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Thank you for the hope.
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My hotel in Hong Kong, where people understand airborne transmission of respiratory viruses, has HEPA filters everywhere
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My hotel in Hong Kong, where people understand airborne transmission of respiratory viruses, has HEPA filters everywhere
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Researchers suggest co-infections may shape long COVID.
Viral, bacterial or fungal infections before, during or after SARS-CoV-2 could worsen symptoms by disrupting immune balance, prolonging inflammation or reactivating latent viruses.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
Viral, bacterial or fungal infections before, during or after SARS-CoV-2 could worsen symptoms by disrupting immune balance, prolonging inflammation or reactivating latent viruses.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
The role of co-infection in the pathogenesis of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of post-acute sequelae: A perspective
Unraveling mechanisms underlying post-acute SARS-CoV-2 sequelae (long COVID) and finding therapeutic solutions require a full understanding of the causative role of SARS-CoV-2 persistence and/or infec...
elifesciences.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Researchers suggest co-infections may shape long COVID.
Viral, bacterial or fungal infections before, during or after SARS-CoV-2 could worsen symptoms by disrupting immune balance, prolonging inflammation or reactivating latent viruses.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
Viral, bacterial or fungal infections before, during or after SARS-CoV-2 could worsen symptoms by disrupting immune balance, prolonging inflammation or reactivating latent viruses.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...