Amy Torres
@torres-amy.bsky.social
Long Covid pediatric advocate
#CovidisAirborne
#LongCovidKids
#pwLC
#pwME
Hate has no home here.
A life long reader, a sometimes baker and a community gardener.
Views are my own.
#CovidisAirborne
#LongCovidKids
#pwLC
#pwME
Hate has no home here.
A life long reader, a sometimes baker and a community gardener.
Views are my own.
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Amy Torres
@torres-amy.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Updated pinned post.
Gardening still keeps me grounded. This is my third year with a community garden plot as well as the third summer our family has navigated Long Covid. I continue to read as much research to advocate and help as many families as I can.
#LongCovidKids
Gardening still keeps me grounded. This is my third year with a community garden plot as well as the third summer our family has navigated Long Covid. I continue to read as much research to advocate and help as many families as I can.
#LongCovidKids
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
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1/ Seeing lots of posts saying Larry Summers was still at Harvard while a Black woman, Claudine Gay, was pushed out. Not true. Both Summers and Gay are still (as of rn) teaching at Harvard. I write about Gay in The Overseer Class because she was no friend of Palestine activists or Black students.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
1/ Seeing lots of posts saying Larry Summers was still at Harvard while a Black woman, Claudine Gay, was pushed out. Not true. Both Summers and Gay are still (as of rn) teaching at Harvard. I write about Gay in The Overseer Class because she was no friend of Palestine activists or Black students.
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November 23, 2 to 3:30 at the church of the pilgrimage, 15 Town Square two support our immigrant neighbors. Donations to our Together We CAN community support coalition gratefully accepted.
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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🇺🇸
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🇺🇸
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Beautiful tribute to Alice 💔
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Beautiful tribute to Alice 💔
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This week is the last one for the fall @resistanceschool.bsky.social cohort for my independent class on Race, Media, and International Affairs 101 / 102.
I’m gonna miss my Class of 2025 students 😭
I’m gonna miss my Class of 2025 students 😭
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This week is the last one for the fall @resistanceschool.bsky.social cohort for my independent class on Race, Media, and International Affairs 101 / 102.
I’m gonna miss my Class of 2025 students 😭
I’m gonna miss my Class of 2025 students 😭
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Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Lucha winter drive ❤️❤️❤️
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Lucha winter drive ❤️❤️❤️
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NIH researchers tracked 3,659 US adults after COVID and found 5% had persistent Long COVID symptoms for 15 months while 12% had ongoing symptoms that fluctuated.
Only 19% of those affected showed signs of recovery within a year.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Only 19% of those affected showed signs of recovery within a year.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long COVID trajectories in the prospectively followed RECOVER-Adult US cohort - Nature Communications
Long COVID has heterogeneous presentation and clinical trajectories are not well defined. Here, the authors define trajectories using data from a prospective cohort study in the United States involvin...
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NIH researchers tracked 3,659 US adults after COVID and found 5% had persistent Long COVID symptoms for 15 months while 12% had ongoing symptoms that fluctuated.
Only 19% of those affected showed signs of recovery within a year.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Only 19% of those affected showed signs of recovery within a year.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The New York Times covered the case of Ali Faqirzada ’28, an asylum-seeking Bard College student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The only chance of rescuing this individual from injustice is to make it visible,” President Leon Botstein said.
Church and College Leaders Work to Free a Detained Afghan Student
When Ali Faqirzada was detained after a routine asylum hearing in New York, officials from Bard College and the Episcopal Diocese tapped their networks to help.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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If somehow you never knew about Alice Wong and her bad ass, powerful, astute, vulnerable, triumphant work as a writer and disability rights advocate, go fix that. You'll understand why so many of us are gutted by her passing.
I’m devastated by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social’s passing. Alice was an incredible advocate, writer, and human. I miss her so much already and am grateful for our time together but mostly for the legacy she left us all. Her memory is a huge blessing. www.facebook.com/share/14QATF...
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www.facebook.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If somehow you never knew about Alice Wong and her bad ass, powerful, astute, vulnerable, triumphant work as a writer and disability rights advocate, go fix that. You'll understand why so many of us are gutted by her passing.
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🧵 Let’s stick to facts:
COVID still kills.
The pandemic still exists.
People stopped testing — the virus didn’t.
COVID still kills.
The pandemic still exists.
People stopped testing — the virus didn’t.
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🧵 Let’s stick to facts:
COVID still kills.
The pandemic still exists.
People stopped testing — the virus didn’t.
COVID still kills.
The pandemic still exists.
People stopped testing — the virus didn’t.
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A clarifying note:
when you hear
friends and family and
coworkers and strangers,
saying that it’s getting dark,
they may be speaking
about the season,
or they may be speaking
about the state of things,
but either way
they are speaking the truth.
when you hear
friends and family and
coworkers and strangers,
saying that it’s getting dark,
they may be speaking
about the season,
or they may be speaking
about the state of things,
but either way
they are speaking the truth.
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A clarifying note:
when you hear
friends and family and
coworkers and strangers,
saying that it’s getting dark,
they may be speaking
about the season,
or they may be speaking
about the state of things,
but either way
they are speaking the truth.
when you hear
friends and family and
coworkers and strangers,
saying that it’s getting dark,
they may be speaking
about the season,
or they may be speaking
about the state of things,
but either way
they are speaking the truth.
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Thanks @spichaksimon.bsky.social for covering @isabelrb.bsky.social & @tessfalor.bsky.social presenting on our #TheAcidTest research project for #ICanCME2025!
See our March 2025 Roundtable with @sunsopeningband.bsky.social & @ciarawrightphd.bsky.social for more info: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUZ...
See our March 2025 Roundtable with @sunsopeningband.bsky.social & @ciarawrightphd.bsky.social for more info: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUZ...
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thanks @spichaksimon.bsky.social for covering @isabelrb.bsky.social & @tessfalor.bsky.social presenting on our #TheAcidTest research project for #ICanCME2025!
See our March 2025 Roundtable with @sunsopeningband.bsky.social & @ciarawrightphd.bsky.social for more info: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUZ...
See our March 2025 Roundtable with @sunsopeningband.bsky.social & @ciarawrightphd.bsky.social for more info: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUZ...
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"Semaglutide and Tirzepatide: A Look at the Surprising Benefits," a webpage article on Dr. Tania Dempsey's website
On how these medications aid mast cell stability, inflammation, cardiovascular health, immune and autoimmune support, mental health, gut, neurology drtaniadempsey.com/semaglutide-...
On how these medications aid mast cell stability, inflammation, cardiovascular health, immune and autoimmune support, mental health, gut, neurology drtaniadempsey.com/semaglutide-...
Semaglutide and Tirzepatide: A Look At Their Surprising Benefits
Chances are you’ve heard the buzz about medications like Semaglutide and Tirzepatide – the so-called “miracle” weight loss drugs that have helped countless people shed pounds and transform their healt...
drtaniadempsey.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Semaglutide and Tirzepatide: A Look at the Surprising Benefits," a webpage article on Dr. Tania Dempsey's website
On how these medications aid mast cell stability, inflammation, cardiovascular health, immune and autoimmune support, mental health, gut, neurology drtaniadempsey.com/semaglutide-...
On how these medications aid mast cell stability, inflammation, cardiovascular health, immune and autoimmune support, mental health, gut, neurology drtaniadempsey.com/semaglutide-...
For all attending the 240th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts, please join us for a Vigil for Hope, Justice and Dignity at the Burlington ICE office on Friday, November 14th from 11:30am- 12:30pm.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
For all attending the 240th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts, please join us for a Vigil for Hope, Justice and Dignity at the Burlington ICE office on Friday, November 14th from 11:30am- 12:30pm.
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Even better news - Charles the Alligator has made it to the New England Wildlife Center, a really solid rehab place on the Cape.
www.instagram.com/p/DRAyfYrEgP...
www.instagram.com/p/DRAyfYrEgP...
The Charles River alligator was rescued by a South Shore reptile guy.
Small alligator seen near Charles River rescued - The Boston Globe
“He will be warm and housed until we get more information and instruction," a company specializing in exotic animals said on social media.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Even better news - Charles the Alligator has made it to the New England Wildlife Center, a really solid rehab place on the Cape.
www.instagram.com/p/DRAyfYrEgP...
www.instagram.com/p/DRAyfYrEgP...
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“In particular, parents of young children seem to avoid information about COVID-19…It’s more pleasant to be part of a group that says COVID is not dangerous - & psychologically more soothing-than it is to look more closely when people you love are on the line.”
#DutyOfCare
#LongCovid #LongCovidKids
#DutyOfCare
#LongCovid #LongCovidKids
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“In particular, parents of young children seem to avoid information about COVID-19…It’s more pleasant to be part of a group that says COVID is not dangerous - & psychologically more soothing-than it is to look more closely when people you love are on the line.”
#DutyOfCare
#LongCovid #LongCovidKids
#DutyOfCare
#LongCovid #LongCovidKids
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#ICE hides behind a shopping mall & hotel in suburban Massachusetts. But for THIRTY straight weeks, hundreds of faithful people show up to bear witness in #BurlingtonMA. I thanked them & pray with them. They gather food, support those coming for hearing & pray for agents. #mapoli #LoveThyNeighbor
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#ICE hides behind a shopping mall & hotel in suburban Massachusetts. But for THIRTY straight weeks, hundreds of faithful people show up to bear witness in #BurlingtonMA. I thanked them & pray with them. They gather food, support those coming for hearing & pray for agents. #mapoli #LoveThyNeighbor
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Once I start adding weapons and combat instruction to the Resistance Studies curriculum, it’s over for everyone!! ✊🏾😈🥊🤺
@resistanceschool.bsky.social
@resistanceschool.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Once I start adding weapons and combat instruction to the Resistance Studies curriculum, it’s over for everyone!! ✊🏾😈🥊🤺
@resistanceschool.bsky.social
@resistanceschool.bsky.social
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There's a deliberate suppression of outspoken, popular liberal voices on Bsky for supposed calls to violence, including a meme of Charlie Kirk and a quote from 'Folsom Prison Blues'
Characterizing cultural references as bannable violent speech is, frankly, bizarre.
Characterizing cultural references as bannable violent speech is, frankly, bizarre.
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There's a deliberate suppression of outspoken, popular liberal voices on Bsky for supposed calls to violence, including a meme of Charlie Kirk and a quote from 'Folsom Prison Blues'
Characterizing cultural references as bannable violent speech is, frankly, bizarre.
Characterizing cultural references as bannable violent speech is, frankly, bizarre.
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Uhh what is this, bsky? Even if this is in error, it’s a bad f-ing look to do this amid ascendant fascism.
And bring back Link too.
And bring back Link too.
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Uhh what is this, bsky? Even if this is in error, it’s a bad f-ing look to do this amid ascendant fascism.
And bring back Link too.
And bring back Link too.