Scott
@tmorizot.bsky.social
Autistic | Celiac | PTSD/cPTSD | Parent and Grandparent | SFF and Comics fan | he/they
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These feckers have already made off with my last almost-five-decades' worth of creative output to try to "teach" their hopped-up answering machine how to fake writing. If anyone ever *breathed* the suggestion to me that I should willingly use that soi-disant "tool"...it would not go well for them.
I'm not the only writer who doesn't use AI/LLMs for prompts, plots, outlines, synopses, writing, editing, images etc.
I don't use it at all, and I refuse to do so.
As @tiffaniangus.bsky.social points out - there are many of us. We are far from alone.
Everything I make is from my brainmeats.
I don't use it at all, and I refuse to do so.
As @tiffaniangus.bsky.social points out - there are many of us. We are far from alone.
Everything I make is from my brainmeats.
May 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
These feckers have already made off with my last almost-five-decades' worth of creative output to try to "teach" their hopped-up answering machine how to fake writing. If anyone ever *breathed* the suggestion to me that I should willingly use that soi-disant "tool"...it would not go well for them.
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No mention of masking, and it's wild the article opens with the usual unsubstantiated, uncited "experts" claiming the variant brings "good news" of milderness -- while the actual verifiable experts quoted are like YIKES this is not good news and people are going to die
Mask up and buckle in. #Covid
Mask up and buckle in. #Covid
I am fucking begging you all to wear a mask. It's not hard and it protects you and others. abc7.com/post/nb181-n...
New contagious COVID-19 variant now circulating in CA, health experts warn: Here's what to know
Scientists at Stanford have detected a new COVID variant that experts say is already evident in wastewater samples in California, even as access to vaccines is restricted.
abc7.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
No mention of masking, and it's wild the article opens with the usual unsubstantiated, uncited "experts" claiming the variant brings "good news" of milderness -- while the actual verifiable experts quoted are like YIKES this is not good news and people are going to die
Mask up and buckle in. #Covid
Mask up and buckle in. #Covid
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The unsaid part, "We would just like the poor to die sooner."
Joni Ernst, at her town hall last night.
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
May 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The unsaid part, "We would just like the poor to die sooner."
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People will lose vital healthcare coverage if Trump's budget bill passes. One estimate found that this would lead to over 20,000 avoidable deaths per year.
Oh, and a reminder that Joni Ernst is up for re-election in 2026.
Oh, and a reminder that Joni Ernst is up for re-election in 2026.
Republicans have a new talking point for gutting Medicaid and SNAP to give billionaires even more tax cuts: “We are all going to die.”
If your senator is a GOP ghoul like Joni Ernst, they need to hear from the constituents they’re betraying with Trump’s Tax Scam: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
If your senator is a GOP ghoul like Joni Ernst, they need to hear from the constituents they’re betraying with Trump’s Tax Scam: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
May 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
People will lose vital healthcare coverage if Trump's budget bill passes. One estimate found that this would lead to over 20,000 avoidable deaths per year.
Oh, and a reminder that Joni Ernst is up for re-election in 2026.
Oh, and a reminder that Joni Ernst is up for re-election in 2026.
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He should never know peace for the rest of his life. He should live in terror and shame until the day he dies
"Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year."
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
He should never know peace for the rest of his life. He should live in terror and shame until the day he dies
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MASK UP!!
The latest Covid variant (razor blade throat) seems to have increased transmissibility resulting in more people ending up in hospital.
Most healthcare systems haven’t adopted clean air standards or mandatory respirator use.
Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate
My guide to avoiding it
Most healthcare systems haven’t adopted clean air standards or mandatory respirator use.
Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate
My guide to avoiding it
How to Stay Covid Safe When in Hospital
A guide to navigating the risk of hospital acquired Covid - as well as how to manage overall risk of nosocomial infections and hospital derived complications.
www.disabledginger.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
MASK UP!!
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Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
May 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
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@governorferguson.bsky.social, please take steps to protect the citizens of Washington state. We need you.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to sign an executive order preventing state agencies from obtaining or disclosing data that personally identifies people with autism, unless required for medical care or legal matters.
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
Dem Governor Launches Plan to Counter RFK Jr.’s Autism Registry
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a plan to undermine the autism registry RFK Jr. keeps talking about.
newrepublic.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social, please take steps to protect the citizens of Washington state. We need you.
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Are you ready to follow Nancy Whitman back through her pomegranate-gate, into the Halls of the Dead?
Hope so.
Hope so.
May 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Are you ready to follow Nancy Whitman back through her pomegranate-gate, into the Halls of the Dead?
Hope so.
Hope so.
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You haven’t “learned to live with COVID” if you’re not aware that people are still dying & becoming disabled or further disabled & chronically ill (LongCOVID) due to COVID infection(s) in the year 2025
COVID can also exacerbate existing chronic illness
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVIDAwareness
COVID can also exacerbate existing chronic illness
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVIDAwareness
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You haven’t “learned to live with COVID” if you’re not aware that people are still dying & becoming disabled or further disabled & chronically ill (LongCOVID) due to COVID infection(s) in the year 2025
COVID can also exacerbate existing chronic illness
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVIDAwareness
COVID can also exacerbate existing chronic illness
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVIDAwareness
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Now these MAGA Reps are in panic with
Trumps tanking poll numbers, as
explained by @briantylercohen.bsky.social.
This means we are gaining momentum, and we must not stop.
#Resist
#UnitedBlue
#ResistanceReborn
youtu.be/wBK4IpNEyK4?...
Trumps tanking poll numbers, as
explained by @briantylercohen.bsky.social.
This means we are gaining momentum, and we must not stop.
#Resist
#UnitedBlue
#ResistanceReborn
youtu.be/wBK4IpNEyK4?...
ANOTHER Republican speaks out AGAINST Trump as dominos FALL
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Now these MAGA Reps are in panic with
Trumps tanking poll numbers, as
explained by @briantylercohen.bsky.social.
This means we are gaining momentum, and we must not stop.
#Resist
#UnitedBlue
#ResistanceReborn
youtu.be/wBK4IpNEyK4?...
Trumps tanking poll numbers, as
explained by @briantylercohen.bsky.social.
This means we are gaining momentum, and we must not stop.
#Resist
#UnitedBlue
#ResistanceReborn
youtu.be/wBK4IpNEyK4?...
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Do the MSM reflexively convert all issues into *the politics* of the issue?
Hmmm, let's see. (Lead story in WaPo right now.)
Hmmm, let's see. (Lead story in WaPo right now.)
April 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Do the MSM reflexively convert all issues into *the politics* of the issue?
Hmmm, let's see. (Lead story in WaPo right now.)
Hmmm, let's see. (Lead story in WaPo right now.)
Well damn. The ending of the final episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls made me cry. That was so powerful.
April 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Well damn. The ending of the final episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls made me cry. That was so powerful.
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The Autism "study" will be led by a guy who pretended to be a doctor even though he only has a BA in bio and who attempted a small-scale genocide of autistic people through chemical castration, so you know it'll be legit.
Vaccine Critic Who Used Chemical Castration Drug to Treat Autism Tapped to Lead Federal Immunization Study | National Review
Mark Geier had his medical license suspended after the Maryland State Board of Physicians found that his research ‘endangers autistic children.’
www.nationalreview.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Autism "study" will be led by a guy who pretended to be a doctor even though he only has a BA in bio and who attempted a small-scale genocide of autistic people through chemical castration, so you know it'll be legit.
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In April 2023, this is what a Saturday on the bike looked like for me. A few months later, I got Covid. Now, dawdling 3 km to the shops is a serious ride, requiring rest for a week afterwards.
You can be as fit and healthy as you like, fully vaccinated, and it won't save you from Long Covid.
You can be as fit and healthy as you like, fully vaccinated, and it won't save you from Long Covid.
April 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In April 2023, this is what a Saturday on the bike looked like for me. A few months later, I got Covid. Now, dawdling 3 km to the shops is a serious ride, requiring rest for a week afterwards.
You can be as fit and healthy as you like, fully vaccinated, and it won't save you from Long Covid.
You can be as fit and healthy as you like, fully vaccinated, and it won't save you from Long Covid.
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"A recent study shows one in seven working-age adults has experienced some form of “long COVID.”
This is troubling, but even more troubling is the social inequity of the issue. Of that one in seven, most were poor and low-income workers." #covid19 #LongCovid #policy
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
This is troubling, but even more troubling is the social inequity of the issue. Of that one in seven, most were poor and low-income workers." #covid19 #LongCovid #policy
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
When we stop talking about COVID-19, policymakers can stop caring
Calling COVID-19 “over” is factually incorrect and a form of gaslighting when about 15 per cent of infections lead to long COVID.
www.thespec.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"A recent study shows one in seven working-age adults has experienced some form of “long COVID.”
This is troubling, but even more troubling is the social inequity of the issue. Of that one in seven, most were poor and low-income workers." #covid19 #LongCovid #policy
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
This is troubling, but even more troubling is the social inequity of the issue. Of that one in seven, most were poor and low-income workers." #covid19 #LongCovid #policy
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
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Covid is not just the flu - it’s a weird disease and causes long term damage to your immune system - especially in long COVID patients
Conclusions: Our findings highlight alterations in B cell dynamics among individuals with long COVID, which may contribute to autoimmune processes.
www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/47...
www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/47...
www.mdpi.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Covid is not just the flu - it’s a weird disease and causes long term damage to your immune system - especially in long COVID patients
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"Calling COVID “non-existent” is more than false — it is gaslighting on a national scale. As of March 2025, the CDC still reports hundreds of COVID-related deaths weekly, with long COVID disabling up to 15% of those infected — including working-age adults."
www.salon.com/2025/04/02/t...
www.salon.com/2025/04/02/t...
Trump’s cruel calculus on public health
Blaming COVID to defund public health isn’t about bookkeeping. It’s about whose lives matter enough to fund
www.salon.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Calling COVID “non-existent” is more than false — it is gaslighting on a national scale. As of March 2025, the CDC still reports hundreds of COVID-related deaths weekly, with long COVID disabling up to 15% of those infected — including working-age adults."
www.salon.com/2025/04/02/t...
www.salon.com/2025/04/02/t...
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#CovidIsNotOver
Anyone who claims the pandemic is "over"
doesn't give a flying fuck about immunocompromised, disabled or #LongCovid avoiding humans
and condones mass #SocialMurder!
🤬
Anyone who claims the pandemic is "over"
doesn't give a flying fuck about immunocompromised, disabled or #LongCovid avoiding humans
and condones mass #SocialMurder!
🤬
The US has cut billions of dollars in COVID and pandemic readiness research funding, saying "Americans moved on years ago.”
The public health and broader science community MUST stop aiding this shift in research priorities by referring to COVID in the past tense.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
The public health and broader science community MUST stop aiding this shift in research priorities by referring to COVID in the past tense.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Suggesting the world is “post COVID” contributes to an unwitting shift in research priorities
www.bmj.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#CovidIsNotOver
Anyone who claims the pandemic is "over"
doesn't give a flying fuck about immunocompromised, disabled or #LongCovid avoiding humans
and condones mass #SocialMurder!
🤬
Anyone who claims the pandemic is "over"
doesn't give a flying fuck about immunocompromised, disabled or #LongCovid avoiding humans
and condones mass #SocialMurder!
🤬
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#VaxAndMask
"You may think that neurological symptoms in #LongCovid are for old people, but it is the opposite. Young adults (18–44 years) and middle-aged (45–64 years) with mild acute #COVID cases (non-hospitalized), represent 90% of the cases of #NeuroCovid."
OP: bsky.app/profile/dani...
"You may think that neurological symptoms in #LongCovid are for old people, but it is the opposite. Young adults (18–44 years) and middle-aged (45–64 years) with mild acute #COVID cases (non-hospitalized), represent 90% of the cases of #NeuroCovid."
OP: bsky.app/profile/dani...
April 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#VaxAndMask
"You may think that neurological symptoms in #LongCovid are for old people, but it is the opposite. Young adults (18–44 years) and middle-aged (45–64 years) with mild acute #COVID cases (non-hospitalized), represent 90% of the cases of #NeuroCovid."
OP: bsky.app/profile/dani...
"You may think that neurological symptoms in #LongCovid are for old people, but it is the opposite. Young adults (18–44 years) and middle-aged (45–64 years) with mild acute #COVID cases (non-hospitalized), represent 90% of the cases of #NeuroCovid."
OP: bsky.app/profile/dani...
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Section 504 is a crucial disability rights law that ensures disabled people have equal access to healthcare, education, and other services. Seventeen states are suing to end these equal protections for disabled people. Learn more about the case from this resource by DREDF:
dredf.org/protect-504/
dredf.org/protect-504/
Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Section 504 is a crucial disability rights law that ensures disabled people have equal access to healthcare, education, and other services. Seventeen states are suing to end these equal protections for disabled people. Learn more about the case from this resource by DREDF:
dredf.org/protect-504/
dredf.org/protect-504/
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Breaking: We just filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Social Security Administration (SSA), SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek, the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), DOGE Administrator Gleason, and de-facto head of DOGE, Elon Musk 🧵:
www.aapd.com/aapd-sues-ss...
www.aapd.com/aapd-sues-ss...
AAPD and Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services - AAPD
For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the National Federatio...
www.aapd.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Breaking: We just filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Social Security Administration (SSA), SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek, the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), DOGE Administrator Gleason, and de-facto head of DOGE, Elon Musk 🧵:
www.aapd.com/aapd-sues-ss...
www.aapd.com/aapd-sues-ss...
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An MRI study of 19 children with Covid and 22 controls provided "evidence of potential brain alterations in children following mild COVID", which could relate to virus-induced brain inflammation
#LongCovid #neurocovid
Ting Peng et al 2025
#LongCovid #neurocovid
Ting Peng et al 2025
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
An MRI study of 19 children with Covid and 22 controls provided "evidence of potential brain alterations in children following mild COVID", which could relate to virus-induced brain inflammation
#LongCovid #neurocovid
Ting Peng et al 2025
#LongCovid #neurocovid
Ting Peng et al 2025
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Reading in 2025 scientific publications on Covid and Long Covid, which prove again and again what was known in 2020-1 already. An endless loop. Yet, we are so late on trials, treatments, access to care, and clinical guidelines
April 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reading in 2025 scientific publications on Covid and Long Covid, which prove again and again what was known in 2020-1 already. An endless loop. Yet, we are so late on trials, treatments, access to care, and clinical guidelines