SpekBee
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Likes: Clean air, masks, adapting to changing realities. And derpy cats.
#SDCC comic con: our daughter left her 3D printed black dragon in the restroom near E/Starbucks. She printed it herself and is devastated. We checked the restroom and lost and found which means someone picked it up. If you bring it to 5552 I will give you a signed comic as reward
Help Matthew Cover Emergency Surgery Costs If, and only if, it would NOT at all be a financial hardship, and you find what I do valuable ⤵️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-matth...
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DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 9mo agoWhile the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
Val and I checked repeatedly because we simply couldn't believe no national or local news organizations covered this letter from 18 AGs in support of trans youth care and against FTC overreach. If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 10mo agoOn Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US. And nobody covered it. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
HHS has also announced in a statement that public health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Vaccines for Children, will cover the Covid shots. That and more in my newly updated explainer:
Can You Still Get the Covid Shot?
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Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient." No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · 11mo agoI have reached out to CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to ask how they will apply these recommendations to people seeking vaccines at their pharmacies. I cannot provide any info on how this will affect your ability to get a vaccine right now, because I don't know yet.
NEW: RFK Jr.'s HHS has committed to prioritizing Long COVID, but it's unclear if the agency will dedicate new funding to research and supports. @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
Kennedy’s HHS commits to Long COVID, but without clear funding - The Sick Times
Following two roundtable discussions with leading researchers and government officials — but limited patient engagement — HHS announced a public awareness campaign and medical resource platform
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www.denverpost.com/2025/09/10/e... "The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School that killed 12 students and one teacher."
2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting; suspect also hospitalized
At least three students from Evergreen High School, including a suspected shooter, are in critical condition after a shooting involving an “active assailant,” Jefferson County officials…
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AI companies in general and OpenAI in particular are part of an authoritarian project to centralize power. That's actually how I would define AI tools: not by their tech stack, but by their political goals. @ali-alkhatib.com wrote a great piece about this and I cosign 100%
Ali Alkhatib: Defining AI
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Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.
Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 11mo agoI am lightly horrified by how many people have now looked up their books and found out their publishers (who often were required contractually!!!!) just... didn't register the copyrights on books. Not all of them! Just sporadically! This is not just one publisher, I've seen all the big ones now.
Traveling soon? Stay protected during the COVID-19 surge by wearing a high-quality mask in crowded or indoor spaces like an N95, KN95 or KF94. Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
Check out the EPA's new Activity Book for kids to learn about the importance of clean indoor air and ways to improve IAQ. Link to the FREE PDF (for kids AND for grown-ups too): www.epa.gov/system/files...
When scientists say things like, "opening a window lowers the risk of transmission by 38%", where do they get these numbers? Well, they use airborne transmission models. In my latest explainer video I walk through the history of these models, what they do, and what the don't.
I'll say it again, as this is ramping up: if you gave access to the archives of goverment data and information, it is your moral responsibility to make sure that untouched versions get preserved, now. There are people worh archival expertise who can help you, if you don't have it yourself. Start now
Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · 12mo agoThe Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
Not necessarily good news. Fed funding cut for wastewater testing: www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/pu...
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Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · last yr.Good news: the very low current levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, even in places where the new variants are prevalent (XFG, NB.1.8.1), suggest that any summer wave will be limited, not like previous ones www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...
"Projections suggest the Nimbus subvariant comprises 55% of circulating virus in California, up from observations of just 2% in April..." #CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #WearARespirator #Covid #California www.latimes.com/california/s...
COVID 'razor blade throat' rises as new subvariant spreads in California
COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new, highly contagious subvariant — featuring 'razor blade throat' symptoms overseas — is becoming increasingly dominant.
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Here's the link to the livestream on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/xwjcOMY...
City of Kingston - The Truth About Traffic
YouTube video by TheCityofKingston
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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW)@toderianuw.bsky.social · last yr.Can you HANDLE the TRUTH? (About Traffic?) Live tickets now sold out for @brenttoderian.bsky.social’s public presentation next week on “The Truth About Traffic” in Kingston… but you can plan to WATCH VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANYWHERE on live-stream! Mark your calendars and join in! #TheTruthAboutTraffic
🗣 I'm reposting this for folks who missed it. *Please* read this new intro.❗️ Too often, when resources become limited, many people's 1st impulse is to ask themselves how to game the situation; how to dodge the restrictions that others are forced to live with. I saw it when covid vaccines... 🧵1/6
J. Offir, PhD@joffirphd.bsky.social · last yr.I was asked what concrete steps folks can take to ensure access to covid vax for their familes. Below is a thread of actions you may wish to take. I would coordinate with like-minded others in your state (on 🦋 or thru. Facebook "still coviding" groups) as much as possible. We need collective action.
Uline's owners are the 2nd biggest political donors to Trump, so found a non-MAGA alt rec'd on Reddi: EcoEnclose. For shipping boxes for original comic art, so I got EXACTLY the size I wanted. It's half the price once you add in shipping to my house from Uline. EcoEnc $120.32 vs Uline $238.38.
👾 Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are. New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social ! thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
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if you are among the more than 5 million people getting notice today that your student loans are going into collections Debt Collective is a great resource for activism and solidarity among borrowers
Big Ol’ Mush@chadstanton.blacksky.app · last yr.They have a call tonight. debtcollective.org/event/studen...
Here's a thread re: Medicaid and Mericare from a person who has worked in medicine a long time. This is really good info, especially IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS IN LONG TERM CARE or a SNF.
Every superhero has an origin story. Designing a better mask due to California wildfires was ours. Today, we're supporting our community in SoCal by offering @flomask.bsky.social at cost with discount code CaliStrong30. Please help us spread the word.
