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@covidsolutions.bsky.social

Specialize in constructive discomfort. And never mind covid, six years in, I haven't had *any* cold or flu — ask me how. #VirusFreeAirNow Remember the 761st.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last mo.

Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.

Chantzy@chantzy.bsky.social · last mo.

Climate change is also increasing the risk of airborne infections. If doctors are adapting to climate-driven health threats, respirator masks should be part of that apnews.com/article/fran...

Hospitals in Europe are gearing up for the next heat wave armed with lessons from this one

Hospitals in the Paris region are urgently upgrading their defenses against heat waves. Emergency medics at Paris-Saclay Hospital needed ice to cool patients during a record heat wave.

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CovidSolutions@covidsolutions.bsky.social · last mo.

As an expert in layman psychology, it's my well-considered assessment that the dentist's unprofessional-untoward-conduct-unbecoming was compelled by his own deep-seated shame and self-loathing, acutely brought on at being confronted by the evidence of his own medical malfeasance and stupidity.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · last mo.

Imagine wearing a mask at the dentist only to have them say "COVID is over" and accuse you of "living in fear." 🤦‍♂️ Medical professionals should respect patient health choices, not shame them. Source: x.com/karenaspwrit...

A screenshot of a social media post by Karen Asp (@karenaspwriter) dated July 1, 2026. The text reads: "So I just had my 1st anti-mask encounter. Had to go to dentist, whom I've seen for 30 years, for my 1st cavity. 😕 Upon seeing my 😷, dentist said "You know covid's over." When I pushed back, through a numbed mouth, he told me I was living in fear & missing out on life. To say I was floored is an understatement. He did later apologize as did hygienist (out of his earshot), but the damage is done. I won't return. But why of all people would my dentist care what I do? And how did he think he had the right to say that to me? I hate this world." The bottom bar notes the post has 1,662 views.
Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · last mo.

What do we want? When do we want it? An economy that works for all of us, that puts care at the center of our politics. It's the polar opposite of what's on offer today from both parties. With @akapczynski.bsky.social. www.amacad.org/daedalus/soc...

The Social Life of Care

While much recent writing about care casts it as an intimate and familial activity and commitment, there is a competing tradition that recognizes care as a social activity and commitment. This social ...

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)@repstansbury.bsky.social · last mo.

Today, I voted YES to release the names of Members of Congress who used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct and other misconduct cases in Congress. No more abuses of power and no more hiding behind a system that shields perpetrators. We will always fight for justice for survivors—period.

Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · last mo.

Albania, citizens are gathering outside Police Station No. 1 in Tirana, demanding the release of 6 protesters detained during demonstrations outside Parliament. As the "Flamingo Revolution" rolls into its fourth week, each arrest only seems to be drawing more people into the streets, not fewer.

CovidSolutions@covidsolutions.bsky.social · last mo.

Coney Barrett joined roberts, which confirms a couple of things: l - roberts understands that his regime-aligned votes are immoral - thomas is, among other things, delusional - kavanaugh is the weasel-nazi - alito is the flag-flying nazi - and gorsuch is the quiet nazi — the most dangerous kind.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

Only five of the nine justices ruled against Trump’s birthright citizenship order on constitutional grounds. Justice Kavanaugh technically dissented, but on the grounds that the court should have resolved the case under federal immigration law rather than the Constitution.

Mark Ungrin@mark-ungrin.bsky.social · last mo.

#medsky this is on you. You don't have to keep doing this to us. You don't have to just do the minimum, and put IPC's massive COIs ahead of your patients. You don't have to keep being part of the "widespread failure" (to quote the UK COVID Inquiry). It's on you. bsky.app/profile/mark...

1.56 Reliance on the historical misunderstanding that it was possible to clearly distinguish between aerosol and droplet transmission directly affected infection prevention and control guidance, as well as the precautions that were advised. As particles larger than five microns were seen as more likely to contain the virus, behaving ballistically and only travelling about 1.5 metres before falling to the ground (see Figure 4), fluid-resistant surgical masks were considered capable of acting as a boundary against inhalation of particles. Similarly, keeping beds two metres apart was considered sufficient to prevent particles from reaching patients in other beds.98 This did not account, however, for the possibility that an infectious particle more than five microns in size may not behave as a droplet but as an aerosol – which could remain airborne for some time, travel further than 1.5 metres and permeate a fluid-resistant surgical mask. 1.57 The failure to appreciate and guard against the risk posed by routes of transmission other than droplet or contact put healthcare workers and patients at unnecessary risk of When asked whether the Covid-19 infection prevention and control guidance took a sufficiently cautious approach to the risk of aerosol transmission outside of aerosol generating procedures, Laura Imrie (Clinical Lead for NHS Scotland Assure and Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection Scotland from 2018, and member of the UK IPC Cell) said: “I think the position we were in, it was very constrained by the dichotomy of describing something as ‘droplet’ or ‘airborne’.”99 1.58 It is no longer appropriate to rely on this dichotomy. References to cut-off points based on particle size and the belief that it was possible to distinguish clearly between droplet and aerosol transmission – and the precautions required as a result – were and are wrong. They should no longer be relied on in healthcare guidance.
Rocket57 🇨🇦@rocket57.bsky.social · last mo.

My elderly, critically ill aunt got Covid (and pneumonia) while she was in the hospital back in mid April. How many posts have I seen where someone had Covid, then 2-3 months later, bam. Gone. So I made a mental note and prepared myself. I’m going to her wake on Saturday. :(

CovidSolutions@covidsolutions.bsky.social · last mo.

All true. But they're a white-supremacist cult — they don't care about his lies and blunders, because he's their permission slip for open hate. Instead of the futility of converting cult members, talk to the 6 million Biden voters who refused to show up for Harris. #VirusFreeAirMandate

Dr. Mar@boldnewme.bsky.social · last mo.

Many democratic countries view freedom of expression as important, but balance it against: * Human dignity * Protection of minorities * Prevention of violence But unless it’s critical of Trump, anything goes in the U.S., including misinformation and conspiracy theories. Trouble, trouble, trouble🎶

A note to my friends who still back Trump: I am not here to dunk on you. I am writing because you have a working brain, and this story insults it. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool got a $14 million paint Job. Shortly thereafter, the water turned green and the new "American flag blue" coating started peeling off the bottom in sheets. Trump says vandals did it. He claims, without evidence, that someone took a knife and cut a 300-foot slit, a number that grew to 350 feet while he was still talking. Back on May 4, Trump bragged about that same coating and said, if you had a knife, you could not even cut it, so strong, like powerful rubber. He cannot have it both ways. And the green water? A George Mason scientist tested it and found ordinary, nontoxic algae, the kind that blooms in any shallow sunny pool. To fight it, crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water. Hydrogen peroxide is also a paint stripper. That, not sabotage or vandalism, is the obvious reason the paint came off. They wrecked their own paint job, then blamed phantom vandals for it. The lone "vandal" they paraded is a 67-year-old Olympian who touched a flap of paint already peeling on its own. Here is the thing. If they will look you in the eye and lie about something this small, something you can see with your own eyes, ask yourself what else they are lying to you about. Again, you have a working brain. MAGA is counting on you to stay loyal instead of exercising independent thought. Prove them wrong.