Second of all - you know when it’s a good time to wear a condom, even if we no longer call HIV a pandemic? WHEN YOU ARE EXPOSED TO A BUNCH OF STRANGERS WHOSE HEALTH STATUS YOU DONT KNOW!

I just saw an infectious disease doctor liken wearing a mask in 2026 to “wearing two condoms to prevent HIV” which has got to be one of the wildest, most irresponsible takes I’ve ever heard. First of all - Wearing one condom does protect you from HIV, as a well-fit respirator does from COVID!

This is how they get you to feel okay about diarrhea lettuce. Reminder that paying a monopoly to eat literal shit is not okay. And yes, this is eugenics.

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d ago

When people die and the media says they had “pre-existing conditions”… they’re pacifying the public. Anyone could die from Cyclosporiasis, but they want you to believe it can’t happen to you. It can only happen to the weak, the disabled, the elderly. The expendable people. Eugenics.

1 in 4 people are disabled. Make it make sense 😭

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 5d ago

Not going to lie, the past year and a half has tested me. Right now, I'm arguably the singular person doing disability breaking news regularly at a national newsroom. And breaking news, the process of rushing to find sources, is hard on my disabilities.

#pwLC can those of you from Pennsylvania give a shoutout? Either commenting below or DMing me. Going to try (again) to maybe start thinking about some state/local advocacy.

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Valley Animal Center on Instagram: "Bane is still waiting for his perfect match. 🐾 This handsome boy gets along well with both dogs and cats and is more than ready to find a family to call his own. A...

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Fiona C@drfionac.bsky.social · last wk.

New remote trial recruiting now (US only) #MECFS youtube.com/watch?v=RmEH...

Amy has led several town halls with my long COVID support group. She is a trauma-informed grief therapist and always brings excellent insight and coping skills to the table. You can see a previous town hall here: youtu.be/vjymHN2JMcA?...

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Public Health Action Network@publichealthaction.bsky.social · 2w ago

This Sunday, July 26, we're co-hosting a discussion with @airsupportproject.bsky.social on stress management with being COVID-conscious or with dealing with Long COVID, with our guest Amy Stewart, LCSW. Starts at 2pm PT/5pm ET, register in advance: tinyurl.com/StressWithAmy

OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'

OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

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The next available start date is next Wednesday, but the job pays weekly, and they are very motivated to get out of this tent. Also, it is HOT here. And she's pregnant. Let's help them get out of that! Amazon has some options but they wouldn't be there before shift starts.

Amanda Finley Digs All the Things@rubyslippahs.bsky.social · 2w ago

I need a shoe fairy. Pretty please. A #homeless couple living in a tent in Kansas City starts new jobs early tomorrow morning, but they each need a pair of steel-toed shoes. Walmart carries them. They just need help paying for them. DMs are open! Thanks!

#TripleTheNIHBudget

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w ago

Daniel Cressy, 23, is one of fewer than 100 people worldwide to have received a new type of gene-editing therapy that has functionally cured him of sickle cell disease. For Cressy, this meant that he could finally pursue his dream of becoming a pilot.

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Judge rules that Miami-Dade mother found not guilty by insanity of killing daughter will not be institutionalized

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I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.

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And the U.S. Art 27 request paved the way for a more formal review process of bad calls, which should lead to less corruption

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · last mo.

All of these can be true at the same time: 1) The suspension reversal was corrupt 2) No FIFA rules were violated (Art 27) 3) Art 27 is ridiculous 4) This is not nearly FIFA's most corrupt action 5) FIFA's history of corruption doesn't justify this corruption 6) The red card by VAR was BS

also, the women aren't 'soccer floppers' like the men.

The UN's Human Rights office in Burkina is closing....

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‘I felt my spine and body split’: the woman who was hit by a child on a Lime bike – and denied compensation

‘I felt my spine and body split’: the woman who was hit by a child on a Lime bike – and denied compensation

The collision was catastrophic. Jane Ouartsi suffered a fractured collarbone, two spinal fractures, a broken femur that took three operations to fix, and she had to learn to walk again like a baby. Why has no one taken responsibility for her life-changing injuries?

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👀 Giving tush push criticism vibes (but here for it)

Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · last mo.

BREAKING: France have appealed to FIFA to request Michael Olise’s yellow card against Paraguay is rescinded, per NYT

Another huge victory for the birthright citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

And while so many people are hating on lawyers, just having some involved in the drafting of FIFA's rules would have avoided this mess. Article 27 is an underspecified abomination.

It's honestly just really funny that a dumb sports thing has everyone speedrunning the entire history of philosophy of jurisprudence

My thought today…lol

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · last mo.

And while so many people are hating on lawyers, just having some involved in the drafting of FIFA's rules would have avoided this mess. Article 27 is an underspecified abomination.

This is a thing that has stood out to me: Belgium's argument really makes no sense. Article 27 exists. You can say it is overly broad or that it sucks. Or that it insulted your mom! It still exists and FIFA already used it in *this tournament* to suspend match bans!

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last mo.

Yeah yeah yeah, it all looks bad—the Trump call, the lack of transparency, etc. I agree. But Belgium et al. are making a textual argument about what words mean in the FIFA regs/code. And the words plainly don't mean what they're suggesting.

This is an important distinction. Belgium is probably right that the regulation is bad, not transparent, and too general/broad. But it’s a likely losing argument that FIFA misapplied it since that’s hard to do when the rule is written so general/broad that they can essentially do anything they want.

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last mo.

Yeah yeah yeah, it all looks bad—the Trump call, the lack of transparency, etc. I agree. But Belgium et al. are making a textual argument about what words mean in the FIFA regs/code. And the words plainly don't mean what they're suggesting.

Look at Article 7.1 of the World Cup regulations and Article 27.1 of the Disciplinary Code...