"Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons" A small Canadian study of 24 people with Long COVID found signs that dopamine-releasing neurons may be damaged. Those with bigger changes had worse memory, slower movement and less motivation.

Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons

Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.

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The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...

For a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will Bunch

A nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.

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There is a reassuring fantasy among those who have critiques of unfettered left-wing governance that right agrees with these critiques and will temper the left when in power. But the contemporary right isnt that, it's an apocalyptic doomsday cult that lives in an alternate reality.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 4h ago

The biggest democratic/liberal mistake of the last 50+ years has been operating like the right has anything to offer America. It was the fundamental problem with Bill Clinton to Obama and everyone in between

This is what happens when you re-elect a felon who believes the media is his enemy and he then gets his wealthy benefactors to buy major news and media outlets. 🤷🏿‍♂️ This should come to no one as a surprise.

G@gpatrick.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sums up my feelings. 

Godzilla versus the Smog Monster. The magic of editing. People would point up in the sky, cut to the monster flying overhead, cut back to the people now piles of melting goo. Terrified the hell out of 5 year old me.

Sleeping Village Reviews@sleepingvillage.bsky.social · 14h ago

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.

In other Bolsonaro family news: Carlos (Jair's son) was elected senator, Michelle (Jair's wife) was elected senator, and Jair Renan (Jair's son) was elected as federal deputy.

More evidence of the alliance between Tech Bros & Theo Bros. Joshua Abbottoy — Founder of Ridge Runner, which is building Christian communities in Appalachia—will attend Balaji’s “network state” conference. (Abbottoy is also Managing Director of New Founding—backed by Thiel ally Marc Andreeessen) 1/

I feel like more people should be talking about this part

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 8h ago

New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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I work with abortion providers in Colorado. One of them had a patient whose water broke at 4 1/2 months, was told by a Houston hospital they couldn't help her until she went into labor or went septic, so *she got on a plane & flew to Denver mid-miscarriage*. There's no respectful disagreement here.

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12h ago

At the risk of doing social media wrong, lemme suggest folks engage with what I wrote, rather than the 280 character summary. There's plenty to disagree with in the actual piece I wrote, but it's of a different nature than some of the reactions I'm seeing to this thread.

Every Republican voter voted for this

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 11h ago

"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...

So the lesson at the end of 'Lanterns' is that rural whites get whatever they want without consequences. I guess that tracks with the last 10+ years of US politics.

"Remorseful first-time Trump voter" in 2024, spreading conspiracy theories about the exact same innocent community he's now being centered above:

It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts:

Mr. Dan Zak@mrdanzak.com · 16h ago

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

New Study on the impact of anti-trans views on trans* mental health: The team surveyed 807 trans and gender-diverse people aged 16 and over, some of whom described the stigma they encountered online or in traditional media as "relentless", "omnipresent" and "inescapable".

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 11h ago

Study links exposure to anti-trans content with mental health harms

Lanterns has been okay, but revisiting the GL Animated Series makes it seem pretty childish. It's got legit stakes, novel challenges, and character choices that matter long term. Star Trek for Superheroes. Free on Tubi. tubitv.com/tv-shows/200...

Green Lantern: The Animated Series S01:E01 - Beware My Power...Green Lantern's Light (Pt. 1)

In the first part of the two-part series premiere episode, ace test pilot Hal Jordan (voiced by JOSH KEATON), who leads a secret life as Earth's guardian Green Lantern, is called back to Oa. Searching...

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"The future of the DCU..." "The future of the Marvel universe..." Ok, how about you tell a good story NOW instead of making everything a set up? FFS

While there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to medical care. Read more from @octoberk.bsky.social: thesicktimes.org/2026/09/29/i...

The far right power grab is global and entirely organized, moneyed & interconnected. No matter where it happens, every pillar of free society that falls has been and will continue to be everyone’s problem. It’s a domino effect.

We’ve been hearing for 20 years plus how we should just sit down and have a meal with people who think black, Latino and LGBTQ people are subhumans who must be killed. No.

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 15h ago

The best cure for ideological bias is find someone on the other side and go to lunch with them.⁣ ⁣ Sometimes we disagree about facts. Sometimes we disagree about values. Figuring out which is which is fun part. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/my-libertarian-friends-were-right

Jodie is lettering not one but two books for me right now! She’s amazing!

Jodie Troutman@longtalljodie.com · 2d ago

Okay. So here's what I know - I lost my day job. - I hated my day job. - I liked having a lot of money and health insurance. - But a lot of money never made me happier, I just owned more stuff. - I do still need health insurance. - I'm really fucking good at lettering comic books.

@multiversalplus.bsky.social STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (Philip Kaufman, 1978) An esoteric leap to the Big Screen for the cancelled sci-fi TV series. Mr. Spock battles a Klingon warlord across time and space to find a displaced Captain Kirk. Leonard Nimoy, Toshiro Mifune, and William Shatner.

Your favorite political influencers, too! bsky.app/profile/joey...

Joey Scott@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Influencer news aggregators like Ron and Aaron Parnas have made tons of money off the backs of other journalist's work.

LA should be better than this: “Palestinian writers and creatives are so exhausted by having to fight every day to have our voices heard… .To be censored by an institution like the library is really scary because this is where free speech should be cultivated and nurtured.”

Baharak Yousefi بهارک یوسفی 🍉@baharaky.bsky.social · 6d ago

"Two authors have sued the city of Los Angeles over the Los Angeles public library’s (LAPL) cancellation of a Read Palestine Week event where the writers were scheduled to discuss their books featuring Palestinian stories." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

From 2024.

Elon Musk’s Malign Influence in Brazil

In the Brazilian context, the billionaire Elon Musk is perhaps best understood as a “malign foreign influence,” writes Dean Jackson.

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Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 6h ago

Catastrophe In Brazil with the far right surging State races, senate and congress races all going for the far right Presidential race going to a second round thankfully with bolsonaro’s son under 50 percent www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Let me stipulate that Meta should not be doing this, it’s bigoted & bullshit. But. WHY DID EVERY BUSINESS SWITCH TO HAVING ONLY AN FB/IG ACCT INSTEAD OF A WEBSITE?!? You can use an acct to POINT to a website but SO MANY businesses just abandoned having 1 & Meta can EASILY hold them hostage!!!

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 8h ago

New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

For the last four years, I have said that Spencer Cox is the most dangerous aspiring Republican presidential candidate: he is an extremist who hides behind a calm demeanor. The exact pivot I think Republicans will want to make in 2 years. An example of extremism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...

A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)

When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

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PBS News@pbsnews.org · 4d ago

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hostility gripping the country. The Republican governor is expanding on that message in a new book. https://to.pbs.org/3VmTJnx

“The bartender came out from behind the bar to tape up a handwritten sign right in front of me that said, ‘Ladies Only,’” Marina Hanley, the lead singer of Rougaroux, said in a video. “…‘We’re very strict about this. This isn’t an all-gender situation. This washroom is for ladies only.’”

Bartender blocks trans woman from using restroom to tape up "Ladies Only" sign - LGBTQ Nation

“I don't ever want to feel this shame that I have felt about who I am and about the journey that I have been on.”

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For those not following NJ politics, please know that the Lt Gov resigned a few days ago because a report came out saying he did serial harassment, and yesterday he went on TV to say "i put that report through multiple AIs and they told me it wasn't sexual harassment." Former university president