There's a lot of money at stake with a trip into space, and they value the astronauts' health. Sadly we do not value regular people's health remotely as highly. Not enough to require routine mask wearing in healthcare settings, it seems.

Technicians wear high quality masks (N95 / KN95) when preparing astronauts before take off Surely, if astronauts need protection from COVID (and other airborne viruses), immunocompromised people need it too Immunocompromised lives matter just as much as astronauts’ lives 🧵 1/2

Please wear a mask in public spaces to protect us from a virus that could 💀 us or cause further disability 🧵 2/2 #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisntOver #MasksSaveLives #MasksWork #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy

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Brian (Stuttering Loudly)@stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Technicians wear high quality masks (N95 / KN95) when preparing astronauts before take off Surely, if astronauts need protection from COVID (and other airborne viruses), immunocompromised people need it too Immunocompromised lives matter just as much as astronauts’ lives 🧵 1/2

Technicians wear high quality masks (N95 / KN95) when preparing astronauts before take off Surely, if astronauts need protection from COVID (and other airborne viruses), immunocompromised people need it too Immunocompromised lives matter just as much as astronauts’ lives 🧵 1/2

Tatiana Maslany wearing a mask while rock climbing 🤩 Be like her and show that you truly care about #immunocompromised / #disabled / chronically ill people #TatianaMaslany #OrphanBlack #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisntOver #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy

Smiling with my eyes but feeling stressed as I’m waiting for my 🚙 According to wastewater data, COVID levels are high (source: wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro... ) If you know that immunocompromised ppl need extra protection from COVID, please don’t abandon us like the gov’t & society did in 2022 🧵 1/3

Please protect us by wearing a mask (preferably KN95 or better) in public spaces They come either in earloops which are great but straps are more protective COVID still exists in 2026 It’s still 💀ing people & causing long term or permanent disability (LongCOVID) 🧵 2/3

Your risk of LongCOVID increases after each reinfection Another thing - COVID damages your immune system This is partly why many countries around the world have had the “worst flu season” in many years Protect yourself, your family, friends, and community If you know better, do better 🧵 3/3

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Brian (Stuttering Loudly)@stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tatiana Maslany wearing a mask while rock climbing 🤩 Be like her and show that you truly care about #immunocompromised / #disabled / chronically ill people #TatianaMaslany #OrphanBlack #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisntOver #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy

Tatiana Maslany wearing a mask while rock climbing 🤩 Be like her and show that you truly care about #immunocompromised / #disabled / chronically ill people #TatianaMaslany #OrphanBlack #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisntOver #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy

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Brian (Stuttering Loudly)@stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Smiling with my eyes but feeling stressed as I’m waiting for my 🚙 According to wastewater data, COVID levels are high (source: wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro... ) If you know that immunocompromised ppl need extra protection from COVID, please don’t abandon us like the gov’t & society did in 2022 🧵 1/3

Smiling with my eyes but feeling stressed as I’m waiting for my 🚙 According to wastewater data, COVID levels are high (source: wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro... ) If you know that immunocompromised ppl need extra protection from COVID, please don’t abandon us like the gov’t & society did in 2022 🧵 1/3

When a family member (or friend) tells you “I can’t” or “I need X for safety & accessibility” or “I need you to wear a mask”, you should believe them and validate their experiences They’re the expert on their own safety, accommodations & disability / medical condition 🧵 1/2

It doesn’t matter if you know 1 or 2 people with the same condition or disability Everyone is different 🧵 2/2

Here’s a late Happy New Year 🥳 We’re starting the New Year in North America with overwhelmed hospitals & a flu strain that some are calling a “super flu” We’ve learned nothing from 2020 and 2021 We actually eliminated a strain of the flu thanks to mandatory masking 🧵 1/3

Doctors are saying ERs are overwhelmed This affects care for accidents, heart attacks, etc Things would be safer for everyone if we all wore a mask in public spaces & got vaccinated There have been reports of children dying from this new flu strain (go look it up for yourself) 🧵 2/3

If you care about children, then please protect them from both the flu & COVID by wearing a mask in public and getting your updated vaccines Elderly people and #immunocompromised adults are also at higher risk of hospitalization and 💀 Please protect us Our lives matter 🧵 3/3

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Brian (Stuttering Loudly)@stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Here’s a late Happy New Year 🥳 We’re starting the New Year in North America with overwhelmed hospitals & a flu strain that some are calling a “super flu” We’ve learned nothing from 2020 and 2021 We actually eliminated a strain of the flu thanks to mandatory masking 🧵 1/3

Here’s a late Happy New Year 🥳 We’re starting the New Year in North America with overwhelmed hospitals & a flu strain that some are calling a “super flu” We’ve learned nothing from 2020 and 2021 We actually eliminated a strain of the flu thanks to mandatory masking 🧵 1/3

Things chronically ill / disabled / immunocompromised people go through: Family members & friends refusing to make gatherings accessible (e.g. refusing to wear a mask & use HEPA air purifiers) Gaslighting by family & friends Being told to try harder Being told you’re looking for attention

It’s long past time for people to confront the realities of our ableist system. They can no longer be granted the luxury of looking the other way while millions of people suffer. It’s time for change. Disabled people are not less than.

If you’re suffering and scared to admit you’re disabled… I get it. I promise you there’s a huge community waiting to welcome you and provide support. We must get loud & stay loud and fight for equality. Fight for medical care Fight for accommodation We won’t be left behind

There can be no social justice without disability justice. Yet too many people, even so called “progressives” are more than willing to leave disabled people behind. That’s why it’s so important that we take up space. That we don’t hide our suffering.

When your disabilities are invisible … it’s easy to hide. To play through the pain and pretend to be fine so you don’t have to face the discrimination & ableism that’s rampant in society. The problem is, if we hide … nothing changes. It took me years to identify as disabled

It’s still not too late to wear a mask! Covid and flu are raging. People are traveling for the holidays & getting sick in the process. A well fitted respirator like an N95 protects you and those around you. It’s an investment in your health plus it shows solidarity with the disability community.

Imagine if in 2026 we decided everyone should have access to: Housing Food Clean water Childcare Healthcare Paid time off Education We can choose to make it happen. We can stop blaming people for being sick, poor or marginalized & start demanding more from the elite.

Being told you're 'paranoid', 'have anxiety' and being told to see a psychiatrist to get medicated so you don't object to their actions that can kill you.

Awe, thank you! I hope you’re having a great holiday season too. I’ll try to be more active on here in the new year.

@brianamillslmft.bsky.social I miss your voice around here. 🥹💕 I hope you had some lovely moments this holiday season